Scholarships
Investing in the next generation of engineers, builders, and skilled trades
The Savannah Post awards scholarships to students pursuing a college degree in STEM or vocational-technical training for the construction, industrial, power, and technology industries. The program is funded throughout the year by Post members, sponsors, and events. Each recipient is also paired with a Post member as a sponsor, so the scholarship comes with a professional network, not only a check.
2027 Application Packet (PDF) PENDINGScholarship Policy (PDF)Meet our recipients
2027 key dates
| Applications open | PENDING |
| Application deadline | PENDING |
| Recipients selected and notified | PENDING |
| New recipients recognized | Annual Program Review, June 22-24, 2027, Savannah |
| Renewal for current recipients | End of each Spring semester |
Two tracks
| Track | For | Award |
|---|---|---|
| STEM | Undergraduate or graduate degree in science, technology, engineering, math, or a related field, leading to an architecture, engineering, environmental, or construction career | $2,500 per academic year, renewable, up to $12,500 total. Usable across undergraduate and graduate study. |
| Vocational-Technical | Trade degree or certificate from a vocational-technical school, leading to construction, industrial, power sector, or technology careers | $2,500 per academic year: up to $2,500 for a one-year program, $5,000 for a two-year program. |
A student enrolled for only one of the Fall and Spring terms in a year receives $1,250 for that year.
Who can apply
- High school seniors and current college students. Graduate students qualify for the STEM track only.
- A minimum B average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) at the time of application. Higher averages receive greater preference.
- Accepted by or attending an accredited college, university, or vocational-technical school for the award year, in a qualifying program.
- A connection to SAME, any one of: an active SAME student member (student membership is free); a dependent of a Savannah Post member, of an employee of a Post annual sponsor firm, or of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee; sponsored by an active Post member; or, with none of these, an applicant who asks the Post to assign a sponsor.
How to apply
Submit a complete application package as described in the application packet:
- Application form with written reflections
- Two letters of recommendation
- Transcript
- SAT or ACT results (STEM applicants)
- Acceptance letter, or notice to the Scholarship Chair if not yet received
- Headshot and short bio
How recipients are selected
Awards go to the most deserving applicants based on academic achievement, extracurricular involvement, and affiliation with SAME. The Scholarship Chair weighs grade point average, SAT or ACT results for graduating high school STEM applicants, recommendations, field of study, and evidence of scholastic attitude, character, and leadership, with preference for students with military aspirations or service. The Post Board ratifies the selected recipients.
Keeping your scholarship
Renewable awards are confirmed once a year at the end of the Spring semester and paid once a year. To renew, a recipient:
- Stays enrolled in a qualifying program, in consecutive Fall and Spring terms (summer is not required)
- Keeps at least a 2.5 average on a 4.0 scale
- Sends a transcript for the year by the end of the Spring semester
- Attends at least one SAME Savannah Post meeting or event during the year
- Keeps an SAME student membership (free)
Email the Post’s STEM and Scholarships Director, Paul Maggioni, who runs the program. Members and sponsor firms who want to support the scholarship fund are welcome to reach out the same way. See the full Board.
