Supporting Construction's Future Workforce

The Minnesota Builders Exchange has a strong history of supporting the future of the construction industry and the students seeking a career within it!

Together with our partner, The Builders Group Education Foundation, we are again awarding multiple scholarships to qualifying students pursuing a degree in a construction-related field at an accredited post-secondary institution in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Scholarship awards may range from $500 to $5,000.

 

Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Scholarship Recipients:

AWARDED $2.000 
Bridget Womack: University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Occupational Health and Safety with a Construction Emphasis
Cale Denk: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Construction Management
Liam McVety: Iowa Central Community College, Carpentry, Welding Technology and Industrial Business
Owen Hill: St. Cloud Technical and Community College, Electrical Construction Technology
Riley Corrigan: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Architecture
Yones Abdullahi: Dunwoody College of Technology, Construction Management

AWARDED $1,500
Anthony Alioto: Minnesota State University Mankato, Construction Management
Hans Lagerquist: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Civil Engineering
Hans Stelpflug: University of Wisconsin - Stout, Construction
Jordan Rodenborg: Dunwoody College of Technology, Electrical Construction and Maintenance
Quinn McCalla: Alexandria Technical & Community College, Carpentry
Paige Sanders: North Dakota State University, Environmental Engineering
William Goehle: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Civil Engineering

See the 2023-2024 awardees here

 

Scholarship Eligibility
To qualify for an MBEX / TBG Construction Scholarship, applicants must:

• Be entering their fall semester as a freshman, sophomore or junior. (If attending longer than the traditional 4-years of undergrad, seniors may be eligible.)
• Be enrolled in a construction-related field of study at an accredited four-year university, two-year community or technical college, or a construction trade school. Those studying a specific trade are highly encouraged to apply, but all types of construction-related fields of study are eligible candidates for a scholarship.
• Be studying at an institution located in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, or South Dakota.
• Be maintaining at least a 2.5 GPA (or equivalent).
• Posses a strong passion for the construction industry and want to give back to their community.
• Agree to attend a minimum of ONE MBEX-hosted event within the Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 semester. (Further discussion will be held for out-of-state recipients.)
• Previous scholarship recipients may reapply as long as they are not entering their final semester and/or year of their academic studies.

Elgibility rules may change for 2024-2025 applicants.

 

Submit Your Application

Our application portal is now closed and no longer accepting applications for 2023-2024. Applications will become availble in March/April 2024 for the 2024-2025 academic year. 

 

COLLEGES + UNIVERSITIES:
Help spread the word and share this financial opportunity with your students. Link to this page on your school or organization's website using www.mbex.org/scholarship.

 

      

 

 

Since 2003, the MBEX Scholarship Committee has awarded 140 scholarships for a total of $285,000. We are proud of our ongoing tradition of support to the future of the construction industry. Take a look at past scholarship recipients:

Scholarships

Since 2003, the Minnesota Builders Exchange Scholarship Fund has awarded over $200,000 in scholarships to students seeking an education directly related to the construction industry.


What Our Members Are Saying

MBEX has given us another tool to market our company, to chase jobs, to track jobs, to network-- to basically put our company out there to expand our growth in the industry.


— Kyle Larson, Golden Valley Supply Co

It's giving us access to a variety of ways to get our name out there whether it be through advertising, face to face events or other programs they have developed. 


— Joel Almquist, Scaffold Service

We've been a member of the builders exchange ever since we've been in existence. We support MBEX because its values are very similar to the ones that we find important: integrity to its members, support of the community and having fun at work.


— Russ Reger, Dem-Con Companies LLC

I love how everyone at MBEX is both personable on the phone and in person at the exchange. The service is impeccable and the knowledge of the staff and how everything is run is wonderful. 


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