Seven teams from around the country are competing to be the five finalists that will present during the Roofing Alliance's seventh annual Construction Management Student Competition.
A maximum of 10 recipients will each receive a $5,000 award that is renewable for up to three years of undergraduate study if they meet eligibility requirements.
Ongoing communications and events will share how the foundation has continually worked to promote the professionalism of roofing while giving back to the industry through research, education and philanthropy.
Roofing contractors may be among those non-health care essential workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine after frontline workers, according to CDC guidelines.
In the newest National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries report, the data shows roofers accounted for 111 of the 5,333 fatal injuries that occurred in 2019.
Funding requests must go toward research, educational initiatives and technical programs that address current issues and work to better the roofing industry.