WAPA Scholarship Program
The application period for the 2025 WAPA Scholarships is now closed and winners were announced at WAPA's 66th Annual Conference & Business Meeting. Please watch for an announcement regarding the application process for the 2026 WAPA Scholarships later this fall.
ABOUT THE WAPA SCHOLARSHIPS
WAPA typically offers two types of scholarship each year:
- Engineering Scholarship is open to undergraduates and graduate students studying civil engineering or construction engineering enrolled at an accredited Wisconsin university or Michigan Technological University. Preference will be given to those applicants who intend to pursue a career in the transportation construction industry. Special consideration will be given to Wisconsin residents with sophomore or junior status at the time of scholarship application.
- Engineering Technician Scholarship is open to engineering technology students enrolled at a Wisconsin technical college. Preference will be given to those applicants who intend to pursue a career in the transportation construction industry.
For both scholarships, email transcripts and letters of recommendation are required as part of the application process.
Previous Winners
Engineering Scholarship
| Year | Recipient | School |
| 2025 | Logan Zahn | Michigan Technological University |
| 2025 | Nahjali Chico | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2024 | Alexa Rademacher | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Luke Fischer | University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
| 2023 | Hannah Brooks | University of Wisconsin-Platteville |
| 2022 | Brodey Bevins | Michigan Technological University |
| Andrew Innerebner | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | |
| Benjamin Nagel | Michigan Technological University | |
| 2021 | Kyle Ignasiak | Milwaukee School of Engineering |
| 2020 | Aleah Hummel | Michigan Technological University |
| Erik Oshaben | Michigan Technological University | |
| 2019 | Trenton Pasch | University of Wisconsin-Platteville |
| Jack Wagner | University of Wisconsin-Madison | |
| 2018 | Mariah Ehmcke | University of Wisconsin-Platteville |
| Michael Laes | Milwaukee School of Engineering | |
| 2017 | Sierra Huhnke | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Reid Jahns | Milwaukee School of Engineering | |
| 2016 | Esther Bass | Marquette University |
Engineering Technician Scholarship
| Year | Recipient | School |
| 2024 | Natasha Janicki | Mid-State Technical College |
| 2023 | Josh Becker | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |
| 2022 | Grayson Frost | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |
| Ethan Karls | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | |
| 2021 | Sam Hebel | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |
| 2020 | Sara Braun | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |
| David Ranft | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | |
| 2019 | Zachary Halbach | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |
| McKenzie Thomson | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | |
| 2018 | Joseph Jarosz | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |
| Luke Mroczenski | Mid-State Technical College | |
| 2017 | Skyler Adamski | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |
| Johnathan Anderson | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | |
| 2016 | Brett Novak | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College |