2023-24 Highway Worker Memorial Scholarships Available to Eligible Students

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Foundation is seeking qualified students for its 2023-2024 Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship program.

Applications are due by Friday, April 14 and are available at www.artbafoundation.org.

Established in 1999, the program provides post-high school financial assistance to the children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job. More than 200 scholarships have been awarded to worthy students from 32 states to pursue undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as technical training. Scholarships have a value of up to $10,000 annually.

For more information, or if you have a lead on a student who might be eligible, contact ARTBA’s Melanie Laird at mlaird@artba.org or 202.683.1029.

About the Foundation 
Established in 1985, the ARTBA Foundation is a 501(c) 3 tax-exempt entity designed to promote research, education and public awareness about the impacts of transportation investment. It supports an array of initiatives, including educational scholarships, awards, roadway work zone safety training and certificates, special economic research and reports, and an exhibition on transportation at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.