Scholarship Information
As a merit based scholarship, awards are
determined completely by academic excellence. Students who are nominated
must have a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 and must come from universities that
have qualified for the Besal Fund. The Board or appointed Board
Committee reviews all applications from all qualified schools at the
same time each spring. Each candidate must demonstrate outstanding
academic performance and strong potential for careers in lighting.
In order to be considered for a
scholarship, students must apply through the Besal Fund liaison
at their participating school, as no awards are given directly to
students. The application process typically includes the creation of a
detailed essay where variety and creativity are encouraged. The Board
will review all applications and make the final selections for awards.
The Besal Fund is administered and
invested by the IESNA as a part of its Lighting Research and Education
activities and is made possible by contributions from Acuity Brands
Lighting, its agents and employees.
Universities must qualify in order to
nominate students. The Fund invites all accredited
institutions to apply for qualification. Additionally,
each university will need to appoint a faculty
representative to serve as their Campus Liaison between
their institution and the Fund’s liaison (Patricia
Hornor). |
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Qualified Schools
Please see below for a list of schools
qualified to award the Besal Fund Scholarship.
University of Nebraska Omaha
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Besal Liaison: Dr.
Dale K. Tiller
1110
South 67th Street
Omaha, NE 68182-0681
Ph:
402-554-2183
email:dtiller@mail.uomaha.edu
More
information:
www.ae.unomaha.edu/faculty/tiller.shtml
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University of Colorado |
Besal Liaison:
Sandra
Vasconez
Ph:
303-492-7614
email:
sandra.vasconez@colorade.edu
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Penn State University
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Besal Liaison:
Dr. Rick Mistrick
Department
of Architectural
104 Engineering
A Building
University
Park, PA 16802
Ph: 814-863-2083 / 2086
F: 814-860-4789 email:
rmistrick@psu.edu
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Besal Liaison: Dan Ferring
Ph: 518-687-7100
email:
frerid@rpi.edu
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University of Kansas |
Besal Liaison:
Martin Moeck Ph:
814-863-3555
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University of Kansas |
Besal Liaison:
Tom Glavinich /
Donna Luckey
122 Broadcast Hall
Lawrence, KS 66405
Ph: 814-864-3435 (T.G.)
Ph:
785-864-3175 (D.L.) email:
donnal@ku.edu |
