Scholarship Info. & Opportunities

Information:

The Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado (PLSC) Articles of Incorporation objectives and purposes include the following two objectives: To provide educational and instructional opportunities for those persons presently licensed as land surveyors within the State of Colorado, and for any other persons who are in any manner interested in learning of the profession of land surveying and To make donations for the public welfare or for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes, and in time of war, to make donations in aid of war activities. The PLSC funds scholarships in keeping with these two objectives.

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

Applicant must be enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in a University, College, Community College, Technical School, CFedS Program, professional seminar, continuing education course or other program in Surveying, Geography, Remote Sensing, Geomatics, Cartography, Photogrammetry, Geodesy, or GIS.
Applicant must demonstrate a progression towards a degree, occupation, or improved knowledge base in Surveying, Geography, Remote Sensing, Geomatics, Cartography, Photogrammetry, Geodesy, or GIS.

Submittals
Please submit the following:

A completed Joint Scholarship Application.
A paper consisting of a minimum of 200 words discussing why surveying is important to applicant’s career goals and how applicant is going to learn about and apply surveying to applicant’s work. If the application is for a particular course, seminar or program, applicant must describe how such course work will help applicant achieve applicant’s goals and improve applicant’s contribution to the profession of surveying.
All official college transcripts.
A letter of recommendation from your faculty advisor, one of your professors, your employer, or your sponsor addressed to Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado, Inc. Scholarship Committee at the address listed above.
List any academic honors, scholarships, community service, volunteer work, or awards received.
Include any applicable job experience, involvement with civic and professional associations, and your plans after graduation or completion of the coursework. An oral interview may be required to determine the successful applicant.

Evaluation and Selection

The selection will be performed by the Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado, Inc. (PLSC) Scholarship Committee which will make a recommendation to the PLSC Board of Directors. The committee will use the following criteria to rate the submitted documents for selection.

Paper = 50%
Transcript and Grades = 25%
Other documents = 25%
Successful applicants will receive an award as specified by the PLSC Board of Directors. The applicant will be notified by the PLSC by letter of the award and stipulations for such an award such as amount, time frame to complete the specified coursework, how to present proof of such completion, etc.

Upon completing the course work for which the scholarship is awarded, the awardee will notify the PLSC in writing and present the appropriate proof of completion of such course such as transcripts, grades, certifications, receipts, etc. to the PLSC. Upon receipt, the PLSC will make such an award in arrears to the awardee.

Organization Contacts

Becky Roland, PLSC Executive Director (303) 551-3266

Please submit the completed application and required documents to:

Becky Roland
PO Box 441069
Aurora, CO 80044

Or e-mail to:
broland@plsc.net

In addition to PLSC Scholarships: