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Applications Being Accepted for DFI’s Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants

Applications Being Accepted for DFI’s Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants

The DFI Educational Trust, through the DFI WiDF Committee Fund, is awarding Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women involved in design or construction of deep foundations. Applications are being accepted online through May 15.

Recipients are invited to attend DFI’s 48th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Seattle, October 31 – November 3. The grant defrays travel and related expenses for attending the conference. In addition, the recipients receive free conference registration and are recognized during the WiDF Committee’s networking reception and the conference awards banquet.

“DFI encourages members to identify women in their organizations that would benefit from attending the conference and work with them to complete the application including a recommendation from company leadership,” says Lucky Nagarajan, chair of DFI’s Women in Deep Foundations Committee. “I look forward to meeting the impressive grant recipients each year and then following their successful careers.”

The DFI Women in Deep Foundations Committee is comprised of women and men who are advocates for supporting and retaining women working in any capacity in the deep foundations industry. The goal is to foster greater success and interest of professional women in the industry by promoting networking events, endorsing outreach and building mentoring relationships.