DJ&A is committed to supporting the academic success of our country’s future engineers, surveyors, GIS professionals, landscape architects, and environmental scientists, especially women and minority-status students who continue to be underrepresented in our industry.

In 2021, DJ&A launched an annual scholarship program aimed at ensuring that the perspectives of women and minority-status individuals are included in the future of our industry.  Each year, we award scholarships from $1,000 to $5,000 in support of education costs for qualified women and minority-status students who are pursuing or intend to pursue a degree in our firm’s areas of practice, including engineering, surveying, GIS, landscape architecture, and environmental sciences.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • Woman or minority as defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Program
  • Must be currently enrolled or plan to pursue a degree in a program providing education in a field DJ&A currently employs. These fields may change as DJ&A continues to expand its reach as a company. Currently these fields include: civil and structural engineering, surveying, GIS, landscape architecture, and environmental sciences.
  • Preference given to residents of OR students enrolled in a program in one of the following U.S. States: Montana, Washington, Colorado, Nevada, or South Dakota.

HOW TO APPLY

  • Complete our application form below
  • Submit two personal essays responding to the application questions in the application form
  • Include two personal references or reference letters
  • Provide most recent transcript (an unofficial copy is acceptable)
  • Submit all application materials to info@djanda.com with the subject line “Diversity Scholarship”

DEADLINE AND NOTIFICATION

  • Applications are typically posted in November and are due in the spring of the following year
  • Finalists will be contacted for an interview in the spring
  • Recipients will be notified shortly after interviews wrap up and scholarships will be distributed in the fall semester

APPLICATION

2024-2025 Application

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about this scholarship, please contact us at info@djanda.com.

We hope you will share this opportunity with students in your community who share our excitement and commitment to building a better and more inclusive future.