Scholarship

ITE Georgia Section Transportation Engineering Scholarship
Information accurate as of April 1st 2026.

The Georgia Section encourages student involvement in our profession and hopes to develop future Georgia transportation engineers through this scholarship program. The Georgia Section will be providing one or more scholarships this year and the award amount(s) will vary. $50,000 in scholarships was awarded in 2025. The award makes considerations for both merit and financial need; however, financial need is not necessary to receive a scholarship. 

There will be one scholarship application window in 2026, which will be open from April 1st, 2026, to June 7th, 2026.  

 2026 SPRING APPLICATION

Click Here to download the 2026 Spring GAITE Scholarship Application

Due: June 7th, 2026 (11:59 pm)

HISTORY

Since 1986, the ITE Georgia Section (GAITE) has awarded over $300,000 to Georgia students through the GAITE Transportation Engineering Scholarship. Over $150,000 has been awarded since 2019.

The John D. Edwards Memorial Scholarship is the highest award we give out each year to one exceptional applicant. The late John D. Edwards, first President and one of the founders of the Georgia Section of ITE, led an illustrious transportation career throughout Georgia and the country. John stood for service, technical excellence, mentoring, giving back to professional organizations, especially ITE, and was a strong supporter of the scholarship program.

ELIGIBILITY

Student applicants must fulfill the following requirements to receive the award:

• Must be in an accredited Transportation Engineering or related degree program (e.g., Civil Engineering)
• Expected graduation Fall 2026 or later
• Must be a current member of ITE International (join free here) and/or a current member of a GAITE Student Chapter (preferred)
• Must be either an undergraduate or graduate student. Both are eligible and encouraged to apply
• Past recipients of this scholarship are eligible

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

To apply for the ITE Georgia Section Scholarship, the student candidate must complete and submit the scholarship application (one compiled PDF document) via e-mail to the address listed below no later than 11:59 PM Sunday, June 7th, 2026. Attach additional sheets if necessary, but information not specifically requested in the application form will be discarded. The last page must contain appropriate signatures, and the whole application, including any additional sheets, must be in one PDF document and sent by the deadline. Do not include these instructional pages.

• Applications must be sent electronically as one PDF document.
• Complete the application with the headers provided and create a PDF document.
• Name the PDF document as follows: “GAITE Scholarship Application Spring 2026 - LastName, FirstName.pdf”
• Include the following in the PDF document:
  • The letter can be submitted in the applicant’s PDF or sent directly from the reference
• Completed application
• Copy of professional or academic resume or CV
• Copy of current academic transcript (unofficial)
• One (1) letter of recommendation outlining your qualities as a candidate and your involvement in ITE

• Applications must be received no later than June 7, 2026
• Email applications to: [email protected]
  
  

CONTACT

For questions regarding the scholarship program, please contact one of the GAITE Scholarship Committee Co-Chairs: Merri Minshew ([email protected]) or Hannah Villaran ([email protected]) for the committee co-chairs.