Scholarships
Application Deadline for 2024-2025 Scholarships is Friday, December 27, 2024.
Scholarship Overview:
To encourage women pursuing careers in transportation, the Greater Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of WTS awards at least six local scholarships to graduate, undergraduate, community college, and high school students. These scholarships have been made possible through generous contributions from our corporate members.
Every year, the scholarships are competitive and based on the applicant’s specific transportation involvement and goals, job skills, and academic record. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply. Past applicants have backgrounds in civil, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineering, as well as urban planning, public policy, public safety, and emergency response. Any students that may be eligible for the scholarships should apply!
SCHOLARSHIP LIST:
Wanda J. Schafer Graduate Scholarship
The Wanda Schafer Graduate Scholarship was established in 2002 by the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS). The scholarship is designed to encourage women to pursue career paths in transportation. The scholarship is awarded to women pursuing graduate studies in transportation or a related field. This award is for $2,500.
Monique Pegues Graduate Legacy Leadership Scholarship
WTS launched the Leadership Legacy Scholarship in 2007. Through this award, WTS provides a $2,500 scholarship to an outstanding young woman pursuing graduate studies working toward a career in transportation or a related field, and who demonstrates a specific interest in advancing transportation innovation.
Sharon D. Banks Undergraduate Scholarship
WTS fosters the development of women in the transportation field by encouraging bright new professionals to undertake careers in the area of transportation. One way it does this is by awarding the WTS Sharon D. Banks Memorial Scholarship to women pursuing undergraduate studies in transportation or a related field. This award is for $2,500.
Molitoris Leadership Undergraduate Scholarship
Part of the WTS goal of fostering the development of women in the transportation field can be realized by encouraging bright new professionals to undertake careers in the area of transportation. The WTS Molitoris Leadership Scholarship is awarded to women pursuing undergraduate studies in transportation or a related field who demonstrate leadership skills, ability, and interest. This award is for $2,500.
The Scott Forbes Scholarship was established in 2024 to honor the late William Scott Forbes, P.E. This scholarship is open to any student from the DFW metroplex, regardless of where they are enrolled or plan to enroll for college. This award is for $3,000.
Community College/Technical/Trade School Scholarship
WTS fosters the development of women in the transportation field by encouraging bright new professionals to undertake careers in transportation. One way it does this is by awarding community, technical, or trade college scholarships to women pursuing transportation- related study at community and trade colleges. This award is for $2,500.
WTS/HDR Future Forward Scholarship
The HDR Future Forward Scholarship aims to help prepare a high school senior or undergraduate student for a bright future in the pursuit of a STEM degree and pathway into the transportation industry. Both WTS and HDR seek to cultivate the next generation to advance the transportation industry for the public good. This scholarship is open to any student from the DFW metroplex, regardless of where they are enrolled or plan to enroll for college. This award is for $2,500.
Transportation YOU High School Scholarship
WTS fosters the development of women and girls in the transportation field by encouraging bright new professionals and students to undertake careers in the area of transportation. One way it does this is by awarding the WTS Transportation YOU High School Scholarship to girls pursuing high school studies in science, technology, engineering, and math. This award is for $2,500.
Gorrondona & Associates, Inc./WTS High School Scholarship
The WTS/Gorrondona & Associates, Inc. High School Scholarship was founded in 2015 with the goal of encouraging female high school seniors to pursue STEM studies at the community college or university level. These scholarships are targeted towards Dallas-Fort Worth area students with a financial need, who are among the first of their family members to attend college, are working to contribute to a family budget or participating in activities outside of school work and wish to pursue a career in the transportation field. This scholarship is open to any student from the DFW metroplex, regardless of where they are enrolled or plan to enroll for college. This award is for $2,500.
Eligible Universities for DFW Chapter Nominated Scholarships:
Dallas Baptist University, LeTourneau University, Paul Quinn College, Southern Methodist University, Tarleton State University, Texas Christian University, Texas Wesleyan University, University of Dallas, University of North Texas, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas at Dallas, other universities in North Texas.
Eligible Community/Junior Colleges and Trade Schools for DFW Chapter Nominated Scholarships:
Collin County Community College, Dallas County Community College District, Hill College, Navarro College, Northeast Texas Community College, Weatherford College, Brown Mackie College (Dallas), Lincoln College of Technology (Grand Prairie), Tarrant County College, Remington College (Dallas, Fort Worth), Strayer University (Cedar Hill, Fort Worth, North Dallas), other schools in North Texas.
If you are working on a degree related to transportation through a University, Community/Junior College, or Trade School that is not mentioned above, but has a DFW location, please apply!
QUESTIONS:
Katelyn Heikkinen
BGE, Inc.
Phone: (972) 464-4857
Email: [email protected]
2023-2024 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS:
- Wanda J. Schafer Graduate Scholarship – Sevda Jannatdoust
- Molitoris Leadership Undergraduate Scholarship – Hannah Davidson
- Monique Pegues Graduate Legacy Leadership Scholarship – Hina Siddiqui
- Sharon D. Banks Undergraduate Scholarship – Yulissa Jaime
- WTS Community, Junior College, Trade School Scholarship – Madison Glassett
- Transportation YOU Scholarship – Karina Gutierrez
- HDR Future Forward Scholarship – Melina Gonzalez
- Gorrondona & Associates, Inc./WTS High School Scholarship – Kayla Tran, Nandini Senthilkumar, Anisha Menezes, Yuna Song
2022-2023 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS:
- Wanda J. Schafer Graduate Scholarship – Aiswarya Acharath Mohanakrishnan, Kawalpreet Kaur
- Monique Pegues Graduate Legacy Leadership Scholarship – Anna Laura Harmjanz, Sooin Kim
- Transportation YOU Scholarship – Elizabeth Gazzam
- Gorrondona & Associates, Inc./WTS High School Scholarship – Aujenae Jones, Molly Meyer, Kavya Shah