ARTBA 2025-26 Transportation Construction Worker Memorial Scholarship Opportunities Available

Application Deadline: April 4 

(WASHINGTON) – The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Foundation is seeking eligible students for its 2025-26 “Lanford Family Transportation Construction Worker Memorial Scholarship Program.”

The program provides post-high school financial assistance to children of transportation construction workers killed or permanently disabled on the job. This includes industry professionals who were working on projects in these sectors: airports, bridges, marine, ports and waterways, public transit, roads, railroads, tunnels, and utilities.

Applications are due Friday, April 4, and available at https://artbatdf.org/scholarships-awards/lanford-scholarship/ 

Established in fall 1999 by Roanoke, Va., contractors and brothers Stan and Jack Lanford, the fund provided more than $900,000 in aid to nearly 225 students in 33 states from 2000-2024.

Students must attend a post-secondary institution of learning that requires a high school diploma or its equivalent. This could include any public or private four-year accredited college or university; two-year accredited college; or vocational-technical college or training institution.

Graduate students who meet the eligibility criteria are also able to apply. Scholarships have a value of up to $10,000 annually.

For more information, or if you have a student who might be eligible, contact ARTBA’s Carrie Halpern at chalpern@artba.org.

About the ARTBA Foundation

Celebrating its 40^th anniversary in 2025, 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.