General Information Sheet
Mid-Atlantic Chapter, International Erosion Control Association
(MAC-IECA) Collegiate Scholarship Award

Award: 

Several scholarships up to $750 each will be awarded by the MAC-IECA in spring semester, 2010. 

Purpose of Scholarship:

To assist undergraduate students within a designated field of study associated with Erosion and Sediment Control with tuition expenses. 

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be a declared major at an accredited 4-year college or university located in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, or the District of Columbia.

• Applicant must either be a sophomore, junior, or senior (undergraduate only).

• Applicant must be registered full-time for the semester of Spring, 2010.

• Applicant must have a career direction related to the field of Stormwater Management or the Erosion and Sediment Control industry. (Possible fields of study could include environmental science, earth studies, and earth science, agricultural and civil engineering, soil science, agronomy, geology, hydrology, construction technology, forestry, agricultural science, marine science, or other).

• Applicant must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher.    

Applications and accompanying paperwork must sent via e-mail to Beth.Krumrine@state.de.us no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 11, 2009.  Applications submitted after this time will be rejected.  Selected scholarship winners will be announced on the MAC-IECA website (http://www.macieca.org/) by January 4, 2010, and winners will be contacted by mail.  Scholarship(s) will be awarded to the selected student’s university in the student’s name for Spring 2010 semester. 

Application Packet Must Include the Following in order to be considered:

1. A brief essay (two pages maximum, typed, single spaced, font size 12 point) on your career goals, specifically including which facet of the erosion and sediment control industry or field of stormwater management in which you would like to practice following graduation from college, and why.

• Essay must contain name and contact information at the top of each page.

2. A completed, legible scholarship application form.

3. One letter of reference from a current or past professor.
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