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The goal of the Marla Kay Miller Memorial Scholarship is to raise awareness of project controls as a career and provide financial assistance to students pursuing their education in this field. With the increasing demand for project controls professionals, this scholarship aims to support students and help them achieve their academic goals.

Project controls play a vital role in ensuring the successful completion of projects across various industries. From construction and engineering to information technology and healthcare, project controls professionals are responsible for planning, monitoring, and controlling project activities to ensure they are completed on time, within budget, and according to quality standards.

By offering this scholarship, we aim to encourage students to consider project controls as a rewarding career path. Through financial assistance, we hope to alleviate some of the financial burdens associated with pursuing higher education and empower students to focus on their studies and professional development.

Scholarship Details:

Number of Scholarships: To be determined based on available funds

Total Scholarship Amount: To be determined based on available funds

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must be currently enrolled or accepted in an accredited college or university

Applicants must be pursuing a degree or certification in project management, engineering, construction management, or a related field

Applicants must demonstrate a strong interest in project controls and a commitment to pursuing a career in this field

Application Instructions

Please complete the application below to be considered for the Marla Kay Miller Memorial Scholarship. All fields must be filled out accurately and completely. Incomplete or inaccurate applications will not be considered.

Thank you for your interest in the Marla Kay Miller Memorial Scholarship. We appreciate your dedication to pursuing a career in project controls and wish you the best of luck with your application.

Description

The Marla Kay Miller memorial scholarship is available from the Marla Miller Foundation section to perpetuate her spirit and caring for life-long learning and her passion for project controls in construction.

The Marla Miler Foundation is an educational non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the outreach of the project controls careers to students. The education and recruitment of project controls careers is crucial to meet the rising demand in the industry.

To promote this objective, the Marla Miller Foundation awards a $2,500 academic scholarship to full-time students pursuing a related degree. The cost engineering profession uses the process of total cost management to identify and define those areas of business in which the discipline of cost engineering and cost management principles may be applied to plan and control resources, assets, costs, profitability, and risk. The major elements of the cost engineering discipline include estimating, project/product controls, planning and scheduling, business sciences, and project/product management.

Requirements

  • Applicants may be citizens of any country, but they must apply for the correct Scholarship:
    • United States: Enrolled full time in an ABET accredited college or university in the United States or an accredited engineering or construction management program. US citizenship is not required.
  • Must be pursuing a related degree in engineering or construction management.
  • Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on the scale of 4.0=A, 3.0=B, 2.0=C, 1.0=D
  • Must not be employed full-time as a cost professional.
  • Must be enrolled full time at an accredited university and pursuing a related degree in engineering, construction management, building construction, computer sciences, business, quantity surveying, or information technology.
  • Must be willing to adhere to the AACE International Canons of Ethics.
  • Chosen recipients will receive one single payment to the university or college they attend with a maximum limit of $2500.

    Applicant Information

    2024 Scholarship Application Acknowledgement

    Academic Information

    Your current academic status

    Please explain the reason for a course

    Cumulative GPA (0.00 - 4.00)

    Please indicate your Veteran status

    Please indicate your Veteran status

    Veteran status details (optional). 250 words maximum

    Awards

    The following section is where you will enter any/all awards you have received since beginning college/university. Please enter each award in the appropriate category. Enter each award on a single line with the month and year of the award.

    Dean's List or Honor Roll

    Enter the name of each achievement on a single line with the month and year of the recognition. Use the "Enter" key to create a new line for each award. (Example: ABC School of Engineering Dean's List 4.0 GPA (X Semester YYYY) )

    Industry Awards

    Enter the name of the award on a single line with the month and year of the award. Use the "Enter" key to create a new line for each award. (Example: Company employee recognition awards (MM/YYYY) )

    Professional Society Awards

    Enter the name of the award on a single line with the month and year of the award. Use the "Enter" key to create a new line for each award. (Example: AACE Outstanding Young Professional Award (MM/YYYY) )

    Achievement Awards

    Enter the name of the award on a single line with the month and year of the award. Use the "Enter" key to create a new line for each award. (Example: Medal of Good Citizenship Award (MM/YYYY) )

    University/College Awards

    Enter the name of the award on a single line with the month and year of the award. Use the "Enter" key to create a new line for each award. (Example: University Presidential Scholarship Award (MM/YYYY) )

    Service or Other Awards

    Enter the name of the award on a single line with the month and year of the award. Use the "Enter" key to create a new line for each award. (Example: Employment Service Award (MM/YYYY) )

    Past AACE Scholarship Awards

    Enter the name of the award on a single line with the month and year of the award. Use the "Enter" key to create a new line for each award. (Example: AACE Scholarship Recipient/Local Section Scholarship Recipient (MM/YYYY) )

    Other Scholarships

    Enter the name of the award on a single line with the month and year of the award. Use the "Enter" key to create a new line for each award. (Example: XYZ Scholarship Recipient (MM/YYYY) )

    Honor Society Membership(s)

    Enter the name of each society/organization on a single line with followed by the number of years. Use the "Enter" key to create a new line for each new society/group. (Example: National Honor Society - X years) )

    Student Competition(s)

    Enter the name of each activity on a single line with the start and end dates. Use the "Enter" key to create a new line for each new activity. (Example: Student Tutor XYZ Course (MM/YYYY - MM/YYYY) )

    Counseling/Tutoring

    Enter the name of the award on a single line with the month and year of the award. Use the "Enter" key to create a new line for each award. (Example: XYZ Scholarship Recipient (MM/YYYY) )

    Extra Curricular Activities

    Enter the name of each activity on a single line with the start and end dates (Example: Name of activity (MM/YYYY - MM/YYYY) ).

    Employment History

    The following section is where you will enter your employment history since graduating high school. List the total months for each position.

    1. Title, Company, Description, Year

    Number of months

    2. Title, Company, Description, Year

    Number of months

    3. Title, Company, Description, Year

    Number of months

    4. Title, Company, Description, Year

    Number of months

    5. Title, Company, Description, Year

    Number of months

    Transcript and Reference

    Application must include a transcript and reference. Applicable reference is either your advisor (or a professor that knows you well) Your application will not be considered complete unless the Advisor's Recommendation form has been submitted.

    Essay

    This part of the application is worth 35% of the total score. The essay must be written in English. (750 words maximum)
    Tips:

    • Be sure to fully respond to this question. Scholarship judges look to see that the response directly addresses the question.

    • The essay will be evaluated in the following areas:

    • Focus/Purpose: Did the applicant address the question and communicate their thoughts?

    • Structure: Organization, flow of thought, use of transitions and format

    • Grammar/Mechanics: Sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, etc.

    • Vocabulary and word usage

    Please write a brief response to the following question:

    Why is planning a crucial element in project controls?: (750 words maximum)

    Agreement and Submittal

    1.) I hereby certify that the information provided on this application, including attachments, is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. 2.) The information may be provided and disclosed to the Scholarship Review Committee and to any other person(s) authorized by the Marla Miller Foundation to review the information. 3.) Marla Miller Foundation may verify the information presented in this application from any source. Scholarships are awarded conditionally based on the verification of the application information. 4.) I will enroll full-time in a designated program at an accredited institution for the fall of next year. 5.) I agree that I will meet any requirements in order for this to be a tax-free scholarship. 6.) I hereby release from liability any person(s) submitting information to Marla Miller Foundation for use in the selection of scholarship recipients. 7.) I acknowledge that Marla Miller Foundation does not guarantee the awarding of any scholarship. 8.) I acknowledge that should I be awarded a scholarship, the scholarship money will be issued to my college/university. Under no circumstances will a check be issued to me or any other individual.

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