Scholarship Opportunity

Fifty for Fifty Scholarship
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Application Deadline:
May 15, 2026

APPLICATION

The Fifty for Fifty Scholarship Program provides fifty (50) $2,500 scholarships to support IRWA members pursuing professional certification and continuing education. Scholarship funds may be applied toward eligible IRWA coursework and may be used for in-person, virtual, or on-demand courses.
 
SCHOLARSHIP ALLOCATION

• Forty (40) scholarships allocated equally among IRWA’s ten (10) U.S. and Canadian Regions (Four scholarships per Region).
• Up to five (5) scholarships awarded to qualified applicants from IRWA international chapters (No more than one scholarship per international chapter).
• Five (5) additional scholarships awarded to U.S. and Canadian Regions based on documented excess demand.

Unused international scholarships may be reallocated to Regions based on excess qualified applications.
 
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
To qualify, applicants must:

• Be an active IRWA member in good standing for at least one (1) year.
• Have formally declared candidacy for at least one IRWA certification program.
• Submit an essay of 300 words or less addressing:
  1. Their strongest current potential contribution to IRWA and how this scholarship
  ....would enhance that contribution.
  2. What excites them about the future of IRWA and the right of way profession.
  3. The role they hope to play in the future of the profession and IRWA.

APPLICATION TIMELINE

• Application Deadline: May 15, 2026.
• Notification of Recipients: June 1, 2026.
• Scholarship Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028.

Funds must be used within the scholarship term.