As part of our ongoing commitment to the community, WHBA annually awards $5,000 in scholarships to deserving students pursuing careers in the home building industry.

This is our way of ensuring that there will always be a continuous supply of highly qualified building construction workers in the future.

The scholarship funds are raised primarily from three events including the Annual Auction, Clay Shoot and Whitetails Banquet.

Proceeds from these events are deposited in the WHBA account of the Wisconsin Builders Association Foundation, a 501 (c)(6) non-profit, philanthropic organization that benefits a variety of charitable causes related to the housing industry.

2008 Scholarship Program

The Winnebago Home Builders Association (WHBA) is pleased to announce the 2008 Scholarship Program.

The purpose is to provide graduating High School Seniors and undergraduate students at an institute of higher education beyond high school an opportunity to continue their education.

The Winnebago Home Builders Association wants to encourage deserving students through this financial assistance to one day make a significant contribution to the affordable housing sector.

The applicant must be enrolled in a formal program of higher education in one of the following fields:

• Construction Management

• Architecture

• Building Trades

• Mechanical, Civil, or Electrical engineering

• Heating & Air Conditioning System Design

• Interior Design

• Landscape Architecture

• Other curriculums, as determined by the Winnebago Home Builders Association's Scholarship Committee.

Criteria

1) Applicant must be a full-time student.

2) Applicants may apply annually but may only receive one scholarship.

3) Grade point: 2.0 minimum (C Average)

4) Two letters of recommendation are required.

5) The applicant shall complete a Winnebago Home Builders Association Scholarship

Application and submit it to the office no later than May 30, 2008.

6) Scholarship winners shall receive a check made payable to their school.

7) Applicant may be required to interview with the Scholarship Committee.

8) Applications will be accepted until May 30, 2008.

9) Applicant must satisfy one of the following:

A. Reside in Winnebago County.

B. Attend a school that is a member of Winnebago Home Builders Association (WHBA)

C. Be sponsored by a WHBA member

Questions?

For more information on the program, please contact Mike Mathy at the Winnebago Home Builders Association's office at (920) 235-2962 or George Mathwig, G.M. Builders, Inc. (scholarship chair) at (920) 426-3925.