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April 1, 2022, Hawthorne, N.J.: The DFI Educational Trust, through the DFI WiDF Committee Fund, is awarding Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women involved in design or construction of deep foundations.

April 1, 2022, Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, is accepting online applications for the Trust’s At-Large Scholarships, Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund and Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship Fund. Applications are being accepted through May 16. 

May 5, 2022, Hawthorne, N.J.: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust recently awarded two $5,000 scholarships to civil engineering students focusing on geotechnical and/or environmental engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

March 2, 2022, Hawthorne, NJ: The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded the first Clyde N. Baker, Jr. Foundation Engineering Scholarship.

February 10, 2022, Hawthorne, NJ: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently appointed Tom Richards and Thad Tobaben to the Board of Trustees to serve two-year terms.

January 31, 2022, Hawthorne, NJ: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded nine scholarships to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering.

January 7, 2022, Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded scholarships from the Stanley Merjan City College of New York (CCNY) Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund and the George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund.

December 14, 2021, Hawthorne, N.J.: DFI and the DFI Educational Trust announce that the Call for Papers is open for the annual Student Paper Competition and Young Professor Paper Competition. The due date for abstract submissions is January 14, 2022.

August 18, 2021, Hawthorne N.J.: In July, Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, awarded 30 scholarships totaling $92,500 to students pursuing careers in civil and geotechnical engineering. “The pandemic brought unprecedented challenges. Thankfully the deep foundations industry and DFI’s membership continued to support the Trust with continued donations,” says Rudolph […]

August 2, 2021, Hawthorne N.J.: DFI and the DFI Educational Trust annually hold the Student Paper Competition as a means to help bridge the gap among practice, studies and research.