CCAPS Scholarship Awards
Construction Management students have access to a number of scholarship opportunities administered at college level by the CCAPS Scholarship Committee. Awards are approved by the committee three times each year, in fall, spring, and summer.
Construction Management students have four sources of tuition support at the University of Minnesota:
- U-wide scholarships and financial aid (including federal and state aid), a subset of which are “cooperative” scholarships that support students in two or more colleges
- College of Continuing and Professional Studies scholarships
- Construction Management-only CCAPS scholarships
- Scholarships administered by industry associations
| Academic Year | Number of Scholarships Awarded | Number of Student Recipients | Total Dollars Awarded to Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 | 31 | 15 | $55,500 |
| 2023–2024 | 26 | 15 | $47,300 |
| 2022–2023 | 42 | 30 | $62,800 |
| 2021–22 | 56 | 24 | $50,502 |
| 2020−21 | 42 | 22 | $43,650 |
In AY 2024–25, a total of 15 Construction Management students received 31 scholarships amounting to a total of $55,500.
Since 2010, 11 Scholarships have been endowed at CCAPS for Construction Management students. The funds awarded in AY 2024–25 were:
- APi Group Inc Scholarship (2014)
- CFMA Scholarship (2012)
- Construction & Facilities Management Scholarship (2010)
- Hilger Leadership Award (2014)
- JE Dunn Construction Company Scholarship (2017)
- Knutson Construction Scholarship (2019)
- McGough Construction Scholarship (2014)
- MSP-IFMA Scholarship (2013)
- Opus Design Build Scholarship (2021)
- PCL Construction Scholarship (2011)
- Weis Builders Scholarship (2024)
Industry Scholarships
In addition, students may seek scholarship support from eight local and national construction industry associations.
No awards were made to Construction Management students in 2024–25.
Fundraising Academic Year 2023–24/FY 2024
July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024
The University of Minnesota College of Continuing and Professional Studies Construction Management Program received a total of $15,521.96 in charitable gifts during FY 2024.
Hard Hat Challenge
The Hardhat Challenge is an alumni-focused fundraising campaign which was started by Peter Hilger in 2021 with the aim of receiving $5 from each alumnus who participated. Money raised goes to support the Construction and Facilities Management Scholarship fund.
In 2025 the Hard Hat Challenge raised over $5000, including $500 in matching funds from RJM and Peter Hilger.
Total Fundraising Over the Last Five Years
| Fiscal Year | Total Dollars Raised | Corporate Donors & Dollars | Individual Donors & Dollars | Total Donors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2023−24 | $15,651.96** | 14 / $8,601.96** | 60 / $7,050** | 74** |
| FY 2022−23 | $15,177* | 8 / $8,330 * | 58 / $6,847* | 66* |
| 2021−22 | $43,671.67* | 2/$1,500 | 91/$42,171.67* | 93* |
| 2020−21 | $14,248.28* | 6/$6,524.28 | 80/$7,724* | 86* |
* Breakdown of giving for FY 2023–24 (some donors gave more than once and to more than one fund—each gift given is counted as 1 donor):
- 1 donor =$130 to the CCAPS Study Abroad Scholarship Fund, which primarily supports students who attend the Pura Vida Study Abroad experience hosted by the Construction Management program at CCAPS
- 63 donors = $9,511.96 to the Construction & Facilities Management Scholarship Fund
- 7 donors = $5,510.00 to the Construction & Facilities Management Program Fund
- 1 donor = $250 to the Pura Vida Study Abroad Program Fund
- 2 donors = $250 to the Construction and Facilities Management Student Association Fund (CLP)