University Programs

Scholarships for Juniors, Seniors, and Master's Students

AISC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025-2026 academic year Scholarships for Juniors, Seniors, and Master's students

2025-2026 AISC Scholarship Recipients

AISC Education Foundation Scholarships

Student

University

Year

Amount

Marah Abedel University of New Orleans Master's $2,500
Anne Abraham University of California at Davis Master's $2,500

Amelia Arteaga
W&W | AFCO Steel Scholarship

Texas A&M University, College Station Junior $5,000 
Ryan Bailey

Lehigh University

Master's $5,000
Joshua Brubaker Marshall University Senior $5,000
Kyle Burns University of North Dakota Senior $2,500

Tyler Burns
W&W | AFCO Steel Scholarship

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Senior $5,000
Nathan Cao Stanford University Master's $5,000
Steven Castillo Manhattan University Junior $5,000
Jace Creech Case Western Reserve University Senior $2,500 
Hunter Desmond Auburn University Senior $2,000
Ethan Druckenmiller Bowling Green State University Junior $2,500

Joshua Epps
Steven J. Fenves Scholarship

The University of Texas at Austin Master's $5,000
Bricio Estrada Hernández University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Master's $2,500 
Luke Hernandez University of Oklahoma Master's $2,500
Maxwell Fletcher University of Florida Senior $2,000
Nora Frederick

Northeastern University

Master's $5,000
Vasiliki Hamakiotes Cooper Union Senior $2,500

Grant Harrington
W&W | AFCO Steel Scholarship

Oklahoma State University Senior $5,000

Tori Hay
Cohen Seglias Scholarship

Ferris State University Senior $5,000
Mary Helvie The Georgia Institute of Technology Master's $2,500
Ryan Hennings University of Wyoming Master's $2,500
Amelia Hilterbrand  Brigham Young University Master's $5,000 
Shayla Hines The Pennsylvania State University Senior $5,000
Benjamin Idler Stanford University Master's $5,000 
Nicholas Kallipolites Rochester Institute of Technology Senior $2,500
Joshua Kates
Colorado State University Senior $2,000
Charles Kissel University of Cincinnati Junior $2,500

Alexander Ko
Fred R. Havens Scholarship

Kansas State University Senior $5,000
Sierra Krick Lehigh University Master's $2,500

Konstantine Mendrinos
Cohen Seglias Scholarship

Manhattan University Senior $5,000
David Mitri Northeastern University Master's $5,000
Cannon Moser University of Toledo Senior $2,500
Lily Nagy Sacramento State University Senior $5,000
Lorenzo Palazzo
University of Delaware Junior $2,500 
Alexandra Pavlov Northeastern University Senior $2,500 
Albert Petry Rochester Institute of Technology Senior $2,500 
Haley Prey Arizona State University Master's $2,500
Paul Quinn University of Notre Dame Master's $5,000

Matthew Ryan

University of California, Berkeley Master's $2,500

Lennart-Fredrik Schmitz
Fred R. Havens Scholarship

University of Wisconsin-Madison Senior $5,000
Denise Steffen San Francisco State University Master's $5,000
Anne Townsend University of Virginia Master's $5,000
Dominic Tran University of California, San Diego Senior $5,000
Rachel Truong University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Master's $2,500
Claire Turner Colorado State University Senior $2,000
Luca Vasiliu Northeastern University

Master's

$2,500
Audrey Williamson Michigan State University Senior $2,500
Grace Zhang University of Washington Master's $5,000

Laney Zuelsdorff
Fred R. Havens Scholarship

University of Wisconsin-Madison Senior $5,000


AISC/Associated Steel Erectors of Chicago Scholarships

Daniel Chaidez Dominican University, Illinois Institute of Technology Senior $5,000
Maverik Davids University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Master's $5,000
Jesse Ekanya University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Master's $5,000
Matthew Fratu University of Illinois at Chicago Senior $5,000
Hailey Gordon University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Master’s

$5,000

Kai Smith Purdue University Master's

$5,000


AISC/Rocky Mountain Steel Construction Association Scholarships

Joshua Kates Colorado State University Senior $3,000
Claire Turner Colorado State University Senior $3,000


AISC/Southern Association of Steel Fabricators
Scholarships

Hunter Desmond Auburn University Senior $3,000
Maxwell Fletcher University of Florida Senior $3,000


AISC/Ohio Steel Association
Scholarship

Cannon Moser University of Toledo Senior $2,500


AISC/Virginia Carolinas Structural Steel Fabricators Association
 Scholarships

Blaise Randy Mengue Clemson University Master's $5,000
Riley Simon Virginia Tech Master's $5,000

Thank you to all applicants, and congratulations to the recipients!

AISC Scholarship Jury

Ben Baer, Sheffee Lulkin & Associates, Inc.
Jeanne Homer, American Institute of Steel Construction
Luke Johnson, Nucor
Cristopher Montalvo, Dekker
Temple Overman, HNTB Corporation
Matthew Streid, MKA International, Inc.
Jaclyn Whelan, Conrail
Jacquelyn Wong, California Dept. of Transportation

Available Scholarships and Eligibility Requirements

AISC Education Foundation Scholarships............ $140,000 in Awards!

Awards vary from $2,000-$5,000
Undergraduate Juniors, Seniors, or Master’s level graduate students
$125,000 awarded to Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering, Materials/Metallurgical Engineering, or Construction Management majors
$15,000 awarded to Architecture majors
Full-time students
U.S. citizen

AISC/Associated Steel Erectors of Chicago.......................... 5 x $5,000

Undergraduate Juniors, Seniors, or Master’s level graduate students
Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering programs
Attending universities in IL or IN full-time
U.S. citizen

AISC/Ohio Steel Association..................................................... 1 x $2,500

Undergraduate Juniors, Seniors, or Master's level graduate students
Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering programs
Attending universities in OH full-time
U.S. citizen

AISC/Rocky Mountain Steel Construction Association....... 2 x $3,000

Undergraduate Senior, or Master’s level graduate students
Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering programs
Attending universities in CO or WY full-time
U.S. citizen

AISC/Southern Association of Steel Fabricators................. 2 x $3,000

Undergraduate Juniors, Seniors, or Master’s level graduate students
Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering programs
Attending universities in AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, TN full-time
U.S. citizen

AISC/Virginia Carolinas Structural Steel Fab. Assoc........... 2 X $5,000

Undergraduate Juniors, Seniors, or Master’s level graduate students
Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering, or Construction Management programs
Attending universities in NC, SC, or VA full-time
U.S. Citizen

AISC will start accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Juniors, Seniors, and Master's Students Scholarships in February of 2026.

To be eligible, students must be:

  • a full-time Junior, Senior, or Masters-level student at a U.S. university during the 2025-2026 academic year,
  • majoring in civil engineering, architectural engineering, construction engineering, construction management, materials/metallurgical engineering, or architecture, and
  • a U.S citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Note: AISC Scholarships funded by our structural steel industry partners have further eligibility requirements.

To learn about the eligibility requirements for each particular scholarship, click on the scholarship titles to view additional information.

Questions? Please contact [email protected].