The Roofing Alliance offers three scholarship opportunities for the 2024–2025 academic year. The deadline for funding applications is Jan. 31.
All categories are open to employees of roofing industry companies, their spouses, and dependent children, as well as undergraduate construction management students or students enrolled in career and technical education programs or schools, regardless of industry affiliation.
Applicants may apply for one of the following scholarship categories:
- The Accredited University Scholarship assists individuals seeking to further their education. Priority will be given to individuals pursuing careers in the roofing or building construction industries, which include architecture; civil, mechanical, or structural engineering; construction management; and occupational health and safety. The scholarship award is $5,000 each.
- The Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Program: The Accredited Career Technical Education Scholarship assists those who are seeking a professional career in the roofing industry, including those seeking to be roof system and sheet metal installers and fabricators, crane and equipment operators, forepersons and superintendents, warehouse and inventory specialists, and other roofing trade specialties. The scholarship awards $1,000 each.
- The Diversity Scholarship Program is open to African American, Black, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islanders, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, and multiracial students. All female students are also eligible, regardless of race or ethnicity. Any other students who come from backgrounds that would add to the cause of diversity—regardless of race or gender—are eligible to apply, including applicants with physical, mental, or other disabilities. The Diversity Scholarship is open to those who are pursuing a construction science education at either an accredited post-secondary institution, accredited vocational school, or technical trade school. The scholarship awards up to $5,000 each.