Scholarship Description
The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship is up to $20,000 per year for two years available to a student entering their junior year in a 4-year undergraduate degree program or entering the last two years of a 5-year or dual degree undergraduate program, and studying in a field related to floods and flood management. The funds will pay the recipient’s college or university directly for any tuition costs which exceed any existing financial aid or scholarships up to $20,000 per year. Funds remaining after tuition payment may be used for other educational expenses, room and board in a college dormitory, or an equivalent stipend if living off campus. Funds are for undergraduate work only.
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or have U.S. permanent resident alien status; have completed a minimum of 1 year of studies at a college or university by January of the year the scholarship is awarded; be entering their junior year or entering their 4th year of a 5-year dual undergraduate degree program in the fall of the year the scholarship is awarded; have a cumulative, minimum GPA of 2.5 (or equivalent) at the completion of the Fall Semester; be attending an accredited public or private college or university in the United States or its territories; and be pursuing a course of study related to the vision of the ASFPM Foundation, which includes, engineering, planning, and biological, earth and social sciences.
