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Scholarships

Application have been awarded for the 2024-2025 Scholarships! Thank you to all those who applied.

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!


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]

 


2024-2025 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS:
  • Wanda J. Schafer Graduate Scholarship – Paria Hamidzadeh, Marjan Moradi, Mahdis Hamisi
  • Monique Pegues Graduate Legacy Leadership Scholarship – Sevda Jannatdoust, Rutu Nimesh Mehta 
  • Transportation YOU Scholarship – Kaitlyn Morris
  • Scott Forbes Scholarship – Parisa Beigvand
  • HDR Future Forward Scholarship – Katelyn Harre
  • HATCH Empower Her Scholarship – Sunnie Wang
  • Gorrondona & Associates, Inc./WTS High School Scholarship – Elim Girma

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