Connect, learn, and grow with your SEI structural engineering community!

Scholarships (toward registration and travel cost) to participate in Structures Congress, April 29- May 1, 2026 in Boston, and get involved in SEI are provided by the SEI Futures Fund in collaboration with the ASCE Foundation. The intent is for recipients to connect and experience the value of membership at the conference, with the view to continue membership and involvement in SEI programs, committees, chapters, etc. Student membership to ASCE/SEI is free, as well as the first year after graduation.

To help scholarship recipients make the most of their Structures Congress networking/learning experience, they will be assigned an SEI member volunteer as an informal mentor prior to the conference. This informal mentor involvement is intended to help answer the scholarship recipients’ questions and make connections through the conference, for continuing involvement in SEI. If interested in further mentoring, see Home - Mentoring.

Student Scholarship 

Eligibility: Must be a current full-time student (undergrad or grad student enrolled in civil engineering or similar program), a current SEI member (one Institute is free with ASCE membership), and have not attended Structures Congress previously.

Make sure to review details, the areas of evaluation, and what needs to be included on your application BEFORE applying.

Application deadline: January 2, 2026

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Young Professional Scholarship

Eligibility:  

• Must be a young professional (35 years or younger) SEI member in industry or academia with plans to become more involved with SEI. Up to 5 scholarships are available for full-time young professional teaching faculty through age 40. 
• Limited to one time per recipient 
• Students are not eligible

Make sure to review details, and what needs to be included on your application BEFORE applying. 

Application deadline: January 2, 2026

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SEI Future Leader Scholarship 

This scholarship is designed to support continued involvement of both students and young professionals who are interested in actively participating in SEI initiatives and pursuing leadership opportunities. This scholarship is made possible by the SEI Futures Fund to support twelve scholarship winners to attend and present in a technical session at the 2026 Structures Congress.

Eligibility: 

• Must be a current student or young professional (35 years or younger)
• A current member of SEI (free to add institute to your ASCE membership)
• Interested and able to participate in-person in the technical session titles "Meet the Future of Structural Engineering" at Structures Congress 2026.
• Submit a written response to the question: "How can the Structural Engineering profession better develop and support students and young professionals?"

Make sure to review details, eligibility, and what needs to be included on your application BEFORE applying.

Application Deadline by January 2, 2026

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