UVIG has a goal of furthering the education of students enrolled in accredited college or vocational schools in programs related to power engineering, wind or solar energy, or the maintenance of wind turbines or solar power plants. Towards this end, each year UVIG may award up to five scholarships. Up to three $2,000 scholarships may be granted to students enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited engineering school who are pursuing a career in power engineering with a focus or major on wind or solar generation, and up to two $1,000 scholarships may be granted to students enrolled in an accredited wind or solar power plant technician program. The scholarships cover a single academic year and are not renewable.
The scholarship program is named in honor of Steve Gilbert, a long-time participant in UVIG who served on the UVIG Board of Directors and was Chair of UVIG’s O&M Users Group. Gilbert passed away unexpectedly in 2016 and the UVIG Board named the scholarship program in his honor.
To be eligible for scholarship assistance, a student must be currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an accredited trade school or college in the United States or Canada in a field of study leading to a career related to utility power engineering or operation and maintenance of utility-scale wind or solar generation equipment. Applications from students in other countries will be considered if the student can list as a reference an employee at a UVIG member organization in that country.
UVIG is accepting scholarship applications for the 2017-2018 academic term, with a deadline of March 1, 2016. Additional information about the application and selection process can be obtained by sending an e-mail to info@uvig.org.
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