Pennsylvania Land Surveyors' Foundation Scholarships

The Pennsylvania Land Surveyors' Foundation Inc., an affiliate of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors (PSLS), is pleased to announce the continuation of its Scholarship Program for the coming year. Interested students should complete the attached application and return to:

Pennsylvania Land Surveyors' Foundation

Note: Application must be postmarked by April 30, 2024 to be considered for the 2024-2025 Scholarship Award.

1. AMOUNT: Several scholarships are planned to be awarded. The amounts will be two installments awards with one being at the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors Annual Conference in January.
2. OBJECTIVE: To promote, improve and, encourage the profession and practice of land surveying in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by providing financial assistance to those persons intending to pursue, or who are currently pursuing, an education in surveying with an ultimate goal of becoming practicing professional surveyors.
3. RECIPIENTS: The scholarship recipients will be chosen by the Foundation's Board of Trustees based upon achievements, content of responses, grammar, presentation, and advisor's evaluation. Announcement of the recipients will be made by July of each year. The Foundation will not discriminate against any person in the selection process on the basis of age, race, religion, sex, ancestry, or national origin.
4. ELIGIBILITY:
   1. The applicant must be a citizen of the United States.
   2. The applicant must be enrolled in or be accepted in either a two- or four-year ABET-accredited Surveying or similarly named program.
   3. The applicant must submit copies of high school or college transcripts with completed Transcript Release Form from Guidance Office or Registrar's Office.
5. EVALUATION: Each applicant will be evaluated on a point system as described below. (The degree of the financial need will be used, if necessary, to break ties, after the primary criteria have been considered.)
   1. Applicant’s Academic Record—30 points maximum as follows: Students will be rated on their cumulative grade point average at the time they apply for the scholarship and coursework completed.
   2. Applicant’s Statement—30 points Evaluation of content, clarity of ambitions and career goals, grammar, spelling, and neatness.
   3. Applicant’s Professional Activities—20 points Evaluation of applicant's activities and honors, work experience, leadership positions, and distinguishing qualifications
   4. References and Evaluator Scholarship Recommendation Form—20 points The applicant must submit three-character references from someone who is not a family member. The student's instructor, guidance counselor, or advisor should provide an objective evaluation regarding academics, and character on the enclosed "Evaluator Scholarship Recommendation Form." This form should be mailed separately from the student’s application.
6. INSTRUCTIONS:
   1. Be as complete as possible while filling out this application. Each portion of the application has a specific point value. The Foundation Trustees will score each section separately. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
   2. Forms must be typed or neatly printed. Use of separate paper will be accepted. Points will be lost for poor grammar, incorrect spelling, illegibility, or lack of neatness. Proofread carefully.
   3. Submit the three Evaluator Scholarship Recommendation Forms to instructors, guidance counselor, or advisor.