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The application program will be live on or after April 21, 2025. Please return then and navigate to the Scholarship America Hub to register your account and begin your application process!

Mortenson Scholarship Program
Live application window: April 21, 2025 through May 30, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time

M.A. Mortenson Company has established a scholarship program to assist children or grandchildren of employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.

The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

Información del programa en español

Applicants to the Mortenson Scholarship Program must:

  • Be children or grandchildren of full-time Mortenson craft, hourly team members who have a minimum of 6 months employment with the company as of the application deadline date.
  • Be high school seniors or graduates, or current college undergraduates.
  • Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire 2025-2026 academic year.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

  • Academic record
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • Statement of educational and career goals and objectives
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • An online recommendation

Financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America, must be demonstrated for the student to receive an award.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of M.A. Mortenson Company play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in July.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of M.A. Mortenson Company. Payment is made in one installment in early August.

Team members must be actively employed at the time the scholarship is awarded.

Awards

Up to 14 awards will be granted, as follows:

  • One (1) award of $14,000 will be granted to the top-ranked applicant pursuing a degree or certification in construction, real estate, or engineering-related program.
  • Three (3) awards of $10,000 will be granted to the next highest-ranked applicants pursuing a degree or certification in construction, real estate, or engineering-related program.
  • Ten (10) awards of $5,000 will be granted for a degree or certification in any program of study (preference may be given to applicants pursuing degrees or certifications in construction, real estate, or engineering-related programs).

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Recipients may be offered future mentorship, internship, and/or employment opportunities provided by Mortenson.

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
    • Student name
    • School name
    • Grades
    • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

      NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than June 4, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.

Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.

M.A. Mortenson Company has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address provided below in the footer as safe senders in your email contact list.