Applications are open to anyone who will be enrolled in a certificate program or an undergraduate program at an academic institution for the next academic year following the application deadline. The applicant’s course of study should be in an academic field related to the building, construction or precast concrete industry.

Students are eligible to receive $3,500 their first year. Students who complete an internship with an NPCA member of 320 hours or more prior to the start of their second year are eligible to receive $4,500 for that academic year. Students who complete a second internship with an NPCA member of 320 hours or more prior to the start of their third year are eligible to receive $5,500 for that academic year Students who complete a third internship with an NPCA member of 320 hours or more prior to the start of their fourth year are eligible to receive $6,500 for that academic year.

Applications are no longer being accepted for 2023 scholarships. The due date for these applications was March 10, 2023. You can still download the application to prepare for next year.

Applications are open to any student with an undergraduate degree who will be enrolled in a graduate program at an academic institution for the next academic year following the application deadline. Applicants must be enrolled in a master’s or doctorate program.

This scholarship was established in memory of Daneen S. Barbour of Barbour Concrete Company and 1994 recipient of the National Precast Concrete Association’s prestigious Robert E. Yoakum Award of Merit. Daneen was a proponent of higher education for everyone – including industry leaders – through post-graduate work and advanced degrees in areas that complement the precast concrete industry.

Applications are now being accepted for 2023 scholarships. The due date for these applications is March 10, 2023.