AGC of America serves our nation's construction professionals by promoting the skill, integrity and responsibility of those who build America. We work for America's construction professionals by teaching the latest project delivery and safety techniques and by fighting for logical national policy issues. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS: 1) AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO QUALIFIED UNDERGRADUATE AND/OR GRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED AT ABET OR ACCE ACCREDITED SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IN THE FIELD OF CONSTRUCTION OR CONSTRUCTION-RELATED ENGINEERING WHO DEMONSTRATE AN INTEREST IN PURSUING CAREERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND MEET THE FOUNDATION'S ACADEMIC AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR CRITERIA FOR SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS; 2) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT TEACHING FACULTY IN THE FIELD OF CONSTRUCTION OR CONSTRUCTION-RELATED ENGINEERING AT ABET OR ACCE ACCREDITED SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES; AND 3) AWARDING FUNDING FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS OR OTHER PROGRAMS DEEMED TO BE BENEFICIAL TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, OR VOCATIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE INDUSTRY WITH AWARDS BASED IN PART UPON RECOMMENDATIONS OF ABET OR ACCE ACCREDITED SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OR OTHER GROUPS WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE IN CONSTRUCTION OR CONSTRUCTION RELATED-ENGINEERING.