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Skilled Workforce Development Scholarship
General Scholarship Information
• Charleston Home Builders Association(CHBA) is committed to the future of the Lowcountry through
strengthening the local housing industry’s workforce with skilled construction tradesmen & women.
• CHBA has set up a scholarship to support students interested in continuing their education in the
Construction Trade field.
• The scholarship is based on a Small Home Project in a Three-Part Scholarship Series: Phase 1, Phase II,
and Phase III.
• During Phase II, a $6,000 Best Small Home Concept scholarship will be awarded by CHBA to a Wando
High School 10th-12th grade student, to be used for continuing education within the housing industry. If
the student is in 10th-11th grade, the money will be held until the end of their senior year.
• An official scholarship presentation will take place in May(TBD) at the Wando Engineering Showcase.
• During Phase III, students will participate in a Small Home Construction Summer Camp where students
will build the small home over a period of two weeks from Phase II’s Small Home Concept winner’s design.
• The scholarship winner will receive the full scholarship amount if they attend the Small Home Construction
Summer Camp portion and will receive 50% of the full scholarship amount if they do not attend the Small
Home Construction Summer Camp.
The Small Home designers in Phase 1 and 2 have top priority placement in the Small Home Construction
Summer Camp. If they do not take a placement then others will be granted placement. A maximum of 15
students per camp will be accepted.
Applications will be accepted up through May 1st, at that point, all applications will be reviewed by a selection
committee composed of Charleston Home Builders Association personnel. Once all applications are reviewed
by the selection committee and a selection is made, e-mails regarding your application status will be sent.
E-mails for acceptance into Phase III-Small Home Construction Summer Camp will be sent no later than May
31, 2018.