Applied Software, GRAITEC Group Expands Sustainability Scholarship Program
ATLANTA, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Software, GRAITEC Group, a leading systems integrator in the AEC, construction, and manufacturing industries, announced today it is bringing back its "Keeping AEC Green" scholarship program for a second year and is expanding to accept essay entries from high school students in Canada. Designed to encourage students to explore careers in sustainable construction, the program will award four winners this year more than $3,000 toward their future education.
- "GRAITEC and Applied Software are glad to do our part among AEC companies actively trying to solve the industry's labor shortage and encouraging more sustainable construction practices," said Scott McMaster Executive Vice President, GRAITEC North America.
- Applied Software, GRAITEC Group launched the scholarship contest in 2023 and received more than 200 entries in the inaugural contest.
- Executives from Applied Software, GRAITEC Group and a panel of industry judges will evaluate each entry and award four students receiving the highest scores with scholarship donations.
- The first-place winners' high schools will also receive a $500, or CA$500, donation to their technology innovation department or similar program from Applied Software, GRAITEC Group.