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Building Opportunity in Construction Management

The Norman Hill Scholarship promotes diversity in construction management by sponsoring students at Virginia Tech Myers-Lawson School of Construction and providing internships with our electrical contractors.

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Promoting a Diverse Workforce

The Norman Hill Scholarship is designed to open doors for young people of diverse backgrounds who are passionate about building a career in the construction industry. Created to honor labor leader Norman Hill, the program supports students pursuing Construction Management degrees at Virginia Tech. It’s more than just financial help — it’s about creating opportunity, building a more inclusive workforce, and empowering the next generation of Project Managers and contractor leadership.

Why apply?


Key Benefits

  • The Norman Hill Scholarship offers meaningful support to help future electricians start strong and succeed in their careers.
  • Provides financial assistance for students at Virginia Tech’s Myers-Lawson School of Construction
  • Opens access to valuable internship opportunities with premier Electrical Contractors in the DMV
  • Honors and builds on Norman Hill’s legacy of equity and opportunity
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Scholarship Details

Funded by Virginia Tech, the Electrical Alliance-Norman Hill scholarship is awarded to students participating in the Construction Engineering Management program.

DEADLINE: Every year on July 30th

Award: Varies based on need

All applicants have access to internships with IBEW Local 26 / WDC NECA signatory contractors

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Who Is the Norman Hill Scholarship For?

The Norman Hill Scholarship is intended to support construction management students from underrepresented communities at Virginia Tech.

  • Open to undergraduate Myers-Lawson School of Construction students
  • Demonstrated interest in the electrical or general contracting career path
  • Reside in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, or Virginia region
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Power Your Future

Ready to power your future in construction management? Apply now take the first step toward a rewarding, high-demand career.

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What's your employer putting in for you?
⚡Health coverage
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These are essentials you've earned. 

What does your benefits package actually cover?

See what a union package actually looks like: https://ibewlocal26.org/join-as-individual/
You shouldn't have to know everything about a care You shouldn't have to know everything about a career before you can try it.

That's what makes the Residential Track different. You can start working in the electrical industry, earning while you learn, without passing a test or completing an interview first. It's hands-on from day one, and it keeps your options open.

Apprentices who want to move into the Inside Electrical track can apply from within, using the letters of recommendation they've earned along the way.

One door opens another.

Find out if the Electrical Alliance is for you: https://electricalalliance.org/training/
The Prince George's County Public Schools Blueprin The Prince George's County Public Schools Blueprint is a collaborative project aimed at improving the quality of learning for the second-largest school system in Maryland.

A project this size requires the skilled craftsmanship of our Local 26 members. Phase II is underway, with crews from Heller Electric, Freestate Electric, and Kelly Electric addressing chronic HVAC, roof, and plumbing issues, and poor air quality across eight new schools.

One of those schools is Robert Frost K-8 in New Carrollton, a three-story, 224,000 square foot building that will require 70,000 manhours for its electrical package alone. When it's done, students will have geothermal heating, improved air quality, and more natural light.

Phase II wraps up in 2028.

The trade builds more than infrastructure. It builds community.

Ready to be part of projects like this? Learn what it means to be a union contractor: https://electricalalliance.org/become-a-contractor/
An IBEW sister just made history, again. Liz Shul An IBEW sister just made history, again.

Liz Shuler started as an IBEW organizer. She worked her way through the ranks, broke barrier after barrier, and on June 7 became the first woman ever reelected as president of the AFL-CIO, having made history in 2022 as the first woman elected to the role.

Her story is an example of what this union has always made possible for the people who join it.

In Liz’s words: the labor movement exists to give people hope. Local 26 believes that too.

See what we stand for: electricalalliance.org/about
The right crew makes or breaks a project. Electr The right crew makes or breaks a project. 

Electrical Alliance contractors have access to one of the largest pools of qualified electricians in the country, people trained to protect your reputation on every job.

As the only organization in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia connecting signatory contractors with highly trained union electricians, membership means you're never scrambling when the work comes in.

When contractors grow, the whole industry grows with them.

Better workers' rights. Better work.

Ready to grow with us? Explore contractor membership:  https://electricalalliance.org/become-a-contractor/

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The Electrical Alliance

The Electrical Alliance is a cooperative effort between the skilled craftsmen of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 26 and the electrical contractors of the Washington, D.C. Chapter of National Electrical Contractors Association.

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