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INTERNET SOURCES OF DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS

Engineers design roads, create cars, strengthen buildings, develop water systems, power our homes, find energy sources, and remediate contaminated sites. Engineers are responsible for creating many of the items we use. Architects design structures and make our cities more beautiful places to live. Construction contractors bring these engineering and architectural designs to life as they construct roads, buildings, power plants, and other structures that surround us.

The following internet sites were compiled by a Colorado-based partnership of professional organizations and universities dedicated to enhancing the design and construction fields and developing young minds. These sites will help you find out more about engineering, architecture, and construction. They contain career information, educational activities, science and engineering competitions, and games. Also listed are internet sites containing scholarship applications for students beginning or continuing college degree programs related to these fields.

EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIP:

American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado - ACEC/CO
Scholarships: www.acec-co.org/education/index.html
Kids' page: www.acec-co.org/students/index.html

American Council of Engineering Companies
Scholarships: www.acec.org/awards/scholarships.cfm

American Public Works Association/Colorado - APWA/CO
Scholarships: http://colorado.apwa.net/

American Society of Civil Engineers - ASCE
Teacher resources, games: www.asce.org/kids
ASCE Colorado Younger Member Group: www.ASCEcoloradoYMG.org

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers - ASHRAE
Educational opportunities: http://www.ashrae.org/students/
Scholarships: http://www.ashrae.org/students/page/704
Rocky Mountain Chapter: www.rockymtnashrae.com

American Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME
Scholarships, teacher resources, Best Practices in High School Engineering program: www.asme.org/education

Arapahoe Community College
Outreach programs: www.arapahoe.edu/deptprgrms/egg/
 
Associated Builders and Contractors - ABC
Careers in Construction: abc.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=2455

Associated General Contractors - AGC
High school summer employment, scholarships www.agc.org, www.agcfoundation.org, www.agccolorado.org

Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers - CASFM
Scholarships: www.casfm.org/scholarship.htm

Colorado Construction Career Days: www.coloradoconstructioncareerdays.com/

Colorado Contractors Association - CCA
Scholarship and for Students: www.coloradocontractors.org/scholarships.htm
www.coloradocontractors.org/student_options.htm

Colorado Odyssey of the Mind:  www.coloradoodyssey.org

Colorado School of Mines
Outreach Programs:  www.mines.edu/outreach/k12

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute - CHCI
Scholarship: http://www.chci.org/chciyouth/scholarship/scholarship.htm

Construct My Future (Joint effort of Associated General Contractors, Association of Equipment Manufacturers and Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation)
Scholarship: http://www.agc.org/content/public/PDF/NewsBulletins/CONSTRUCTOR/2002/Jan02constructor.pdf
Construction Specificiations Institute - CSI
Scholarship: www.denvercsi.com/Press%20Release.pdf

Denver Museum of Nature and Science: www.dmns.org

Gates Millennium Scholarship Program for low-income students of color
Scholarships: www.gmsp.org

Hispanic Contractors of Colorado
Scholarships: www.hispanic-contractors.org

Hispanic Engineers National Achievement Awards Conference - HENAAC
Scholarships: www.henaac.org/scholarships/

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers -Denver Section - IEEE
www.ieee-denver.org/denver

IEEE-USA Online Engineering Video Scholarship Competition for Undergraduates: 'How Engineers Make a World of Difference'  http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/video_competition/

Mathematics Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) scholarships for MESA High School Seniors 
www.cmesa.org

Mile High Scout Councils
Girl Scouts: www.girlscoutsmilehi.org
Boy Scouts: www.denverareacouncil.com

National Society of Black Engineers - NSBE
Scholarships, youth programs: www.nsbeae-denver.org/chapter_programs.html
Future Cities Competition: www.futurecity.org

National Association of Women in Construction - NAWIC
Scholarships (CAD/Design/Drafting Competition): http://www.nawic.org/nawic/Default.asp
Professional Engineers of Colorado - PEC
Bridge building competition: http://www.pec.org/PEC MATHCOUNTS - COMPLETED.html
MATHCOUNTS competition: http://www.pec.org/PEC MATHCOUNTS - COMPLETED.html

Project Lead the Way
Creates partnerships with schools to prepare students for success in engineering and engineering technology programs:  www.pltw.org/aindex.htm

RMEL Foundation
Scholarships: www.rmel.org/foundation/foundationscholarships.cfm

National Society of Professional Engineers - NSPE
Scholarships: nspe.org/scholarships/sc1-hs.asp

Society of American Military Engineers - SAME
Engineering & Construction Camp: www.same.org

Society of Automotive Engineers - SAE
Scholarships: www.sae.org/students
World of Motion Curriculum: www.sae.org/foundation/awim/

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers - SHPE
Scholarship Programs

Society of Women Engineers - SWE
Scholarships & K-12 resources: www.swe.org
Girls Exploring Engineering, Science and Technology: www.swe.org/SWE/RegionI/Sections/RockyMtn/GESET.htm

Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. - SME
Scholarships: http://www.smenet.org/scholarships/

Scholarships for Undocumented Students
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Aspira Association, Inc.
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

Water Environment Federation
Stockholm Junior Water Prize: http://www.wef.org/MembershipCareers/MembershipInformation/CommitteeList/StockholmJuniorWaterPrize.htm
 

COLORADO ENGINEERING SCHOOLS:
Colorado School of Mines: http://www.mines.edu/index_js.shtml
K-12 Programs: http://www.mines.edu/outreach/k12/

Colorado State University: www.colostate.edu
Little Shop of Physics: littleshop.physics.colostate.edu

University of Colorado at Boulder: www.colorado.edu
Science Discovery: www.colorado.edu/sciencediscovery/scicu.html

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs: http://www.uccs.edu/

University of Colorado at Denver: www.cudenver.edu
K-12 & Beyond Resources: carbon.cudenver.edu/public/education/k12/schools.html
CU Succeed for HS juniors and seniors: http://thunder1.cudenver.edu/cusucceed/
CU Succeed approved courses: http://thunder1.cudenver.edu/cusucceed/approvedcourses.htm

University of Denver: www.du.edu
Brain Fair: www.du.edu/education/ces/bb/

Colorado State University at Pueblo: http://www.colostate-pueblo.edu/
MASS (Mathematics and Student Support Systems) GEAR-UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
 
OTHER COLORADO ENGINEERING PROGRAMS:
Colorado Institute for Technology Transfer and Implementation: http://citti.uccs.edu/

Metro State College: www.mscd.edu

Red Rocks Community College: www.rrcc.edu/enginprep/
 

OTHER RESOURCES:
American Society for Engineering Education - ASEE
Teacher resources, competitions, directory of engineering colleges: www.asee.org/precollege

American Society of State Highway and Transporation Officials (AASHTO): www.transportation.org/

College in Colorado: www.collegeincolorado.org/

Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers & Scientists (CABPES): www.cabpes.org

Colorado Department of Education: www.cde.state.co.us

Colorado Commission on Higher Education: www.state.co.us/cche_dir/hecche.html

Colorado FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology): www.coloradofirst.org/

Colorado Math Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA): www.cmesa.org

Colorado Society of Association Executives - CSAE: www.csaenet.org

Discover Engineering: www.discoverengineering.org

Engineers Week - Teacher resources, games: www.eweek.org

Fast Web Scholarship Search Free Service: www.fastweb.com/ib/finaid-22f

Junior Engineering Technical Society: www.jets.org

National Academy of Engineering - NAE
Education resources, career information for girls: www.engineergirl.org 

National Science Foundation (NSF): www.nsf.gov

Student Guide for Financial Aid Information from the US Dept. of Education: http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html

Teach Engineering Website: www.teachengineering.com/