2026 Chicagoland Construction Scholarship Foundation Program
Offered by Chicagoland Construction Scholarship Foundation
About this scholarship
The 2026 Chicagoland Construction Scholarship Foundation Program supports future construction leaders with up to $4,000 per year, renewable for as many as three years of undergraduate study in an approved construction curriculum. Applicants must have attended high school in the Chicagoland region, which the foundation defines across 16 counties in Illinois, southeast Wisconsin, and northwest Indiana. They must be full-time college freshmen, sophomores, or juniors in fall 2026; junior-level applicants need one full year of coursework remaining at the start of the fall term. Eligible majors include construction management, construction engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related engineering field. Students must also be U.S. citizens or documented permanent residents and attend an accredited undergraduate institution on the foundation’s approved list. The online application requires account creation and gathers the academic, employment, extracurricular, financial, and evaluator information used by the foundation board. Reviewers consider interest in construction, academic performance, outside activities, work experience, evaluations, and financial circumstances. Semifinalists are invited to a personal Zoom interview with foundation representatives between January 15 and March 15, and recipients are notified by April 1. Because the award can continue for three years, its maximum published value is $12,000 rather than the rolled $16,000 amount shown in the discovery directory. Applications must be submitted by December 31, 2026.
Eligibility
- Have attended high school in the foundation-defined 16-county Chicagoland region
- Be a full-time college freshman, sophomore, or junior in fall 2026
- If applying as a junior, have at least one full year of coursework remaining at the start of fall term
- Major in construction management, construction engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field
- Be a United States citizen or documented permanent resident
- Attend an accredited approved undergraduate institution
- Participate in a Zoom semifinalist interview if invited
- Submit the online application by December 31, 2026