The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship is up to $20,000 per year for two years available to a student entering their junior year in a 4-year undergraduate degree program or entering the last two years of a 5-year or dual degree undergraduate program, and studying in a field related to floods and flood management. The funds will pay the recipient’s college or university directly for any tuition costs which exceed any existing financial aid or scholarships up to $20,000 per year. Funds remaining after tuition payment may be used for other educational expenses, room and board in a college dormitory, or an equivalent stipend if living off campus. Funds are for undergraduate work only.
The ASFPM Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship has been established to provide financial support, mentoring and professional opportunities to undergraduate students who will grow to advance the vision of the ASFPM Foundation. The ASFPM Foundation’s vision focuses on reducing the risk and impacts of floods on people and communities.
Applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2025 to Spring 2027 Future Leaders Scholarship. Applicants must complete an online application. The application and all required attachments for the ASFPM Foundation Future Leaders Scholarship must be received by the application deadline of February 1, 2025. A PDF of the online application is available here.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements for 2025-2027 Scholarship:
The applicant must:
- be a U.S. citizen or have U.S. permanent resident alien status;
- have graduated from high school prior to August 2023;
- have completed a minimum of 1 year of studies at a college or university by January 2025;
- be entering their junior year or entering their 4th year of a 5-year dual undergraduate degree program in Fall 2025;
- have a cumulative, minimum GPA of 2.5 (or equivalent) at the completion of the Fall Semester 2024;
- be attending an accredited public or private college or university in the United States or its territories; and
- be pursuing a course of study related to the vision of the ASFPM Foundation, which includes, engineering, planning, and biological, earth and social sciences.
In order to maintain the scholarship in the second year, the recipient must remain in good academic standing at the end of the first year with the college or university and carry a full academic load, sufficient to graduate from college at the conclusion of the two-year scholarship.
Additional Selection Criteria:
- Cumulative GPA at the completion of the fall college semester prior to application.
- Employment history, including paid and unpaid internships.
- Awards, achievements and honors.
- Relevant volunteer activities and hobbies.
- Evaluation of two required essays.
- Demonstrated communication skills.
- Demonstrated financial need.
- Desire and willingness to participate in Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) activities at the state and national levels.
- Evaluation of reference letters.*