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Part of building a talented team at Turner includes fostering an interest in construction among the business leaders of tomorrow. AGC Turner Scholarship Program In partnership with the Associated General Contractors of America, we operate an annual scholarship program designed to reward and carry on academic excellence among college students. Are you eligible to apply for an AGC scholarship? AGC undergraduate scholarships are available for $2,000 per year to college sophomores and juniors enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time, four or five-year ABET or ACCE accredited construction or civil/construction engineering program. This scholarship is renewable each year for up to $6,000 total. To renew the scholarship, each year students must furnish grade transcripts, maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0, and submit an upcoming class schedule. High school students and college freshmen are not eligible.The 2008 scholarship applications are now available and downloadable from the AGC Education and Research Foundations? website at www.agcfoundation.org. The application deadline for this years competition is November 1, 2008. ASG-ACG National Student Competition Turner also sponsors an annual building competition that challenges students to use their classwork and creativity to deliver a successful project in a simulation of the real business world. YouthForce 2020 Turner instituted the YouthForce 2020 to guide youths toward careers in the construction industry. Each year Turner selects high school seniors for college scholarships. The recipients must maintain a 2.75 grade point average majoring in Civil, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering; Construction Management or Architecture and complete a four-year internship at Turner that begins immediately following the first full year of college. Returning Veterans’ Scholarship Turner is proud to be an active recruiter of transitioning military members. With the support of Peter Davoren, president and CEO, Turner has made a commitment to create a scholarship for returning veterans to attend college and study fields related to construction, including real estate development, engineering, architecture and construction management. This scholarship will be established through a donation to the Urban Land Institute, an international nonprofit land use and real estate development organization with more than 30,000 members.
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