Roofing Scholarship Program
The 2023 Castagra Roofing Scholarship Program is now closed, thank you to everyone who applied!
Check back for more information on the 2024 Castagra Roofing Scholarship Program. This program was developed to support individuals pursuing a career in roofing (or a similar field), who are passionate about innovation and/or sustainability.
ELIGIBILITY
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Pursuing a post-secondary education in college or vocational programs** in roofing or a similar field. Similar field must be applicable to the building industry (construction, waterproofing, etc.)
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Passionate about innovation and/or sustainability
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An American or Canadian citizen or permanent resident
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Castagra Products, Inc. employees and their family members are ineligible
** Not attending school? We understand that college is not for everyone. We will consider applicants that are not planning to attend school, if they fit the other guidelines and can prove that they are dedicated and passionate about entering the industry. Your application essay must include what the scholarship funds will be used for, if selected.
AWARD
The selected recipient will receive a $1000 USD award. Awards are not renewable, but applicants may reapply to the program each year that they meet eligibility requirements.
SELECTION
All applicants will be evaluated by our team. The winner of the Castagra Roofing Scholarship will be notified via email on Friday, September 1, 2023. Awards are granted without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or national origin.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications may be submitted through the form below, or emailed to scholarship@castagra.com
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Your submission must be received by August 25, 2023 at midnight PST
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Applications must include the applicant’s name, address, phone number, and email address
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Your application must include a 2-4 minute video OR a 500-1000 word essay detailing your educational and career goals objectives and how you will contribute to the roofing industry. Special consideration will be given to those who are passionate about sustainability and/or innovation.
View Past Winners
The winner of the 2021 Castagra Roofing Scholarship Program is Sarah Dalby, an Architectural Engineering student at the University of Texas! She’s passionate about the building industry and is pursuing her degree to learn about structural methods and materials in order to design a sustainable solution to help the homeless. She’s been researching 3D-printing technology and how it can be expanded in order to 3D-print houses with organic materials.
Aren Mowreader
2022 Winner
The winner of the 2022 Castagra Roofing Scholarship Program is Aren Mowreader, who is pursuing a degree in Construction Engineering and Management. Aren is incredibly passionate about the future of the construction industry. His goal is to study robotics as well as construction management, and use his education along with his working knowledge of the construction industry to help program and develop machines capable of performing menial tasks associated with large scale construction, in an effort to curb unnecessary waste and solve some of the industry’s labor shortage issues.
Please email scholarship@castagra.com with any questions.
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