PURPOSE
Appalachian Basin GPA Midstream Chapter provides scholarships each year to help support students of local universities that are sincerely interested in the Midstream Industry. These scholarships are granted to further potential and possibility for the future of gas processing. Funding for each year’s recipients is made possible by company sponsorships, donations, and fundraisers such as our annual golf tournament and sporting clay event. The scholarship program targets students with a demonstrated interest in Midstream careers.
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
The committee is comprised of a Director and a minimum of two chair positions.
COMMITTEE OBJECTIVES
ABGPA’s dedicated Scholarship Committee’s primary purpose is to:
- Raise student awareness of ABGPA Scholarship Program on respective campuses.
- Raise awareness of the gas processing industry awareness in the engineering faculty & student populations at schools.
- Provide secondary benefits, such as networking between GPA members, etc.
- Solicit student applications for scholarship award consideration.
- Review applications and essays while providing a candidate recommendation list to the Board.
- Candidates will be awarded scholarships based on criteria including, but not limited to, quality of application, industry involvement, declared major, experience, GPA, etc.
- Inform successful candidates of the award and invite them to the ABGPA Regional Conference (ARC) for recognition.
- Scholarship checks will be sent directly to the student’s registered University before the following semester.
COMMITTEE SCHEDULE
The Scholarship Committee meets as necessary and may arrange their meetings in concert with the regularly scheduled director’s meetings. The general schedule for affecting the Scholarship Committee is as follows:
December: Send letters requesting candidates to apply. Application period opens.
February: Application deadline is February 20th, 2026.
March: Review applications, submit recommendations for board approval of recipients, notify recipients of award.
April: Scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to attend Appalachian Regional Conference (ARC) for award recognition and networking on April 29th, 2026, in Canonsburg, PA.
PROGRAM DOWNLOADS
SUBMISSION SCHEDULE/REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must meet the following qualifications:
- Applicant must be enrolled in a trade school, undergraduate, or graduate program.
- Applicants attending schools outside the Appalachian region are eligible if sponsored by an active member of the ABGPA.
- Applicants must have completed at least one internship or co-op for a company that services or owns and operates midstream oil and gas assets, unless enrolled in a technical/trade school program focused on skills necessary for the midstream oil and gas industry.
- Applicants must possess a grade point average of 2.8 or greater on a 4.0 scale. Verification of GPA may be requested by the Scholarship Committee.
- Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen.
Scholarship applications can be accessed through the link above and submitted before midnight February 20th, 2026. Any questions or letters of recommendation can be emailed to scholarship@abgpa.org. Reference letters must be emailed directly from the reference to the email address above. The ABGPA Midstream Scholarship Committee will review the applications and award in March/April 2026.