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Kimmel & Associates Scholarship for Students in Construction

Mission Statement

Having worked in construction for 27 years, the consultants at Kimmel & Associates have watched and assisted the careers of professional builders and have seen trends in construction come and go. A quarter of a century of working for the strongest and most dynamic construction companies in America has given Kimmel & Associates a bond with and desire to assist a great industry. We know that a deep concern held by leading builders in the United States is the decline in enrollment at colleges and universities in construction programs and the sense among those builders that they may fall behind in finding the next generation of young people who will build the structures where we live, work, and gather. The Kimmel & Associates Scholarship for Students in Construction intends to encourage college students to consider construction as a career, and offers financial assistance toward that noble end.

Through the Fall Semester of 2008, Kimmel & Associates has awarded 323 scholarships to students at 100 colleges and universities in 38 states across the United States.

Kimmel & Associates is an Executive Search company serving the Construction Industry since 1981. We wish to help ensure the growth of the industry by providing financial support to students who are committed to finishing a course of studies in construction management or engineering.

Our close and long association with the construction industry has led us to establish the Kimmel & Associates Scholarship for Students in Construction, but it is not our first effort to help college students further their education. Five years ago, we established the Joe W. Kimmel Scholarship for students who are the first in their families to attend college at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, the university in the town where Kimmel & Associates is headquartered. We provide financial assistance to 4 students a year currently and hope to increase that number as time passes.

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Eligibility and Rules

The Kimmel & Associates Scholarship for Students in Construction provides $1,000.00 for up to 100 students annually. Kimmel & Associates accepts and reviews all applications and awards all prizes without prejudice toward any institution. We seek to award the Kimmel & Associates Scholarships for Students in Construction to those whose current course of studies, intended course of studies, and past and current affiliation with construction companies indicate a dedication to the construction industry.

Those eligible for the Kimmel & Associates Scholarship for Students in Construction are as follows:

  1. All students currently enrolled in an accredited college or university who are studying civil engineering, architectural engineering, construction management, construction technology, engineering technology, building construction, building science or another course of studies related to and leading to employment in construction.
  2. All students who match the criteria of Rule 1 above but who are also currently employed with a construction company while they attend school.
  3. Those students who are committed to pursuing a career in the construction industry.

These rules apply to those who apply for or receive a scholarship from Kimmel & Associates:

  1. You are responsible for completing the application process for the Kimmel Scholarship. The application can be found here at kimmel.com or at BuildingFutureBuilders.org, a non-profit organization which processes the applications and distributes the $1000 awards to the recipients of the Kimmel Scholarship. Your application is considered complete when you:
    • Turn in a completed application by e-mailing it to Perry Dror at buildingfuturebuilders.org at this e-mail address: pdror@buildingfuturebuilders.org . Perry can also be reached by phone at (828)255-0063.
    • Send an up-to-date transcript displaying your current grades to Perry Dror at buildingfuturebuilders.org at the same e-mail address or at this fax number: (828)255-3775.
    • Have a professional from the field (construction, architecture, etc.) who is not a family member call in a recommendation to Perry Dror at Building Future Builders at (828)255-0063.
  2. The first reference on your application must be from a construction professional who can speak to your involvement in and dedication to the construction industry. That professional must call Building Future Builders to provide a very brief recommendation on your behalf. This call does not take more than three or four minutes.
  3. The $1,000.00 award will be deposited directly into the recipient's college account and will be applied to his or her academic needs for the designated semester.
  4. For the Spring 2009 semester, the application period is as follows:
    • August 15 , 2008 - December 1, 2008

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Application Instructions:

You may apply for the Scholarship by using the following options:

Option 1 - Complete the Online Scholarship Application Form.

Option 2 - If you prefer to submit a printed application by fax or mail, please click here to download: Scholarship Application - PDF (180k). The Scholarship Application download requires the Adobe Acrobat reader. Click here to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

NOTE: With either method of application you must have a copy of your current Transcript sent to the mailing address or fax number below:

Building Future Builders
Attn: Perry Dror
A Division of the Eblen-Kimmel Charitable Group
12 Regent Park
Asheville, NC 28806
or Fax: (828)255-3775

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Notification

An independent board of selectors will review the qualifications of all the applicants and select the recipients within approximately two weeks following the application closing date. The $1,000 award will sent directly to the recipient's school after students are notified.

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Contact Building Future Builders

If you would like to contact Perry Dror, Scholarship Director at Building Future Buildersby email, please send email to pdror@buildingfuturebuilders.org.

To mail a printed version of this application, please send it to:
Building Future Builders
Attn: Perry Dror
A Division of the Eblen-Kimmel Charitable Group
12 Regent Park
Asheville, NC 28806
Phone: (828)251-0063

If you would like to fax your application to Building Future Builders, please use this fax number: (828)255-3775.
If you have questions, direct them to Perry Dror at Building Future Builders at (828)255-0063.

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