SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
Advancing the Profession of Engineering
National ACEC and ACEC-RI have a robust program of awards honoring excellence in all aspects of the engineering profession, from individual awards of achievement to a nationally recognized awards program honoring project excellence.
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ACEC-RI 2024 Engineering & Excellence Awards
The ACEC-RI Engineering Excellence Awards Committee will be receiving submittals for the 2024 awards program to recognize engineering achievements of our member firms that have demonstrated a higher degree of merit and ingenuity. This program will also offer your firm an opportunity to earn local and national recognition as well as showcase your talent and expertise.
Applications will open in February 2024. Your entry must be submitted to ACEC-RI by May 19, 2024.
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ACEC-RI Academic Scholarships
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Rhode Island, a professional association representing forty-eight engineering firms doing business in Rhode Island, presented a total of $12,500 in academic scholarships in January 2024. Five awards of $2,500 each were presented to students.
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ACEC Engineering Excellence Award
This is an annual celebration of engineering excellence, honoring projects worldwide that demonstrate innovation, creative problem-solving, and engineering’s unique ability to improve our world. The competition is juried by a panel of industry, government, and academic experts. All projects considered by the national competition must first be entered through one of ACEC’s 51 state and metropolitan Member Organizations.
The 2024 EEA Competition is Now Open. Deadlines are:
Friday, Jan 5: Deadline Submissions
Wednesday, Jan 17: The entrant’s company representative must be available by phone
Friday–Sunday, Feb 16–18: Judging Event
Wednesday, May 15: EEA Gala at the Grand Hyatt -
National ACEC Scholarship
The ACEC Research Institute will award general scholarships, specialty scholarships as well as diversity & inclusion scholarships in the fall of 2024.
Through their scholarship portal, qualified students can access over $415,000 in scholarship funds. Application deadlines vary.
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ACEC Research Institute Scholarships
There are approximately 100 scholarships totaling half a million dollars in grants that qualified engineering students have access to via ACEC Research Institute. Application deadlines for all ACEC national scholarships is March 15th.