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Scholarships & Grants

The DFI Educational Trust provides scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students studying in the fields of geotechnical and foundation engineering and construction management. Scholarships are available through school-specific funds, open to students at specific engineering institutions, and at-large funds, open to any student studying in a related field. DFI recognizes that the future of our industry depends on our ability to encourage and engage promising young engineers to consider careers in the deep foundations industry.

The Trust manages the following scholarship programs:

“Your generosity has inspired me a lot to help others and give back to the community. I promise you I will work very hard and eventually give back to others and help students achieve their goals just as you have helped me. Once again, thank you so much for your generosity and support. I really appreciate it. Thank you so much for your support for Geotechnical Engineering students at Purdue like me!”

Jeehee Lim, Purdue University
LANGAN/Bernard F. Langan Scholarship
Jeehee Lim

Women in Deep Foundations Committee Professional Development Grants

The DFI Educational Trust and the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Women in Deep Foundations Committee are proud to provide professional development grant opportunities to women involved in design and construction of deep foundations. The goal of DFI’s Women in Deep Foundations Committee is to increase networking opportunities and improve retention of female professionals in the deep foundations industry. The future of our industry depends upon diversity, which can be influenced by encouraging promising female professionals to remain in deep foundations careers.