The Atlanta Chapter of The Project Management Institute (PMIAtlanta.org), the world’s leading professional membership organization for project managers, announced today that it will be offering five $2,000 scholarship awards for essays to engineering, computing & business students enrolled with our university partner, The Georgia Institute of Technology. The essay topic is focused on project management as a value-delivery system.
About The Scholarship
We have created an essay-based scholarship of $2,000, to be awarded to each of the top five students for the 2026 academic year, who are interested in pursuing project management studies and making a difference in our profession. Scholarships will be awarded in the Spring, prior to Summer/Fall semester start.
Scholarship Award Requirements
Applicants must be an undergraduate or graduate student who is enrolled full-time and pursuing a minor or certificate in project management or agile program management. In addition, applicants must be someone who has an interest in project management as a related career option upon graduation. Proof of residency will be required on submission.
The winning applicants must be someone:
- who has at least a 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average
- who is a Georgia resident or who has a guardian who is a Georgia resident
- who completes the application and submits it by the deadline
- who submits a high-quality essay on project management that meets the application format and content requirements
Deadline for Application
The deadline for applications is a postmark, or email mark of March 30th, 2026, midnight.
Application Format and Submission
Applicants must complete and submit an application along with an original essay of no more than 2,500 words and no less than 1,500 words. The length includes the title, notes, and any other text and footnotes. The essay should answer the question:
“How can project management best deliver value systematically?”
Sources must be properly cited.
Essays will be reviewed for plagiarism, grammar, and writing quality.
We will not award scholarships to submissions using AI applications to assist in writing.
All essays will be initially reviewed by:
PMI Community Partnerships Vice President and GT Project Management Academic Director,
and anonymized before evaluation to a separate review committee.
Applications must be submitted by email to Kim West and Georgia Tech.
All applications must include proof of residency (copy of drivers’ license, or state ID, or copy of utility bill), along with a copy of transcripts from the most recent semester enrolled. Essays must be submitted in PDF format.
About PMI
PMI stands for The Project Management Institute. We are an international organization. PMI is the world’s leading project management organization with over 600,000 Global Members and over 300 Local Chapters Internationally. The organization supports professional growth and development of project managers through education, professional development, certification, networking and other initiatives. The PMI Atlanta chapter is one of the largest and most dynamic chapters in the world with a leadership team that is diverse in origins, experience, expertise, and thought. Our chapter values are inclusiveness, volunteerism, and servant leadership. We have approximately 6,000 local members.
About GEORGIA TECH:
Georgia Tech’s mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. Its mission and strategic plan are focused on making a positive impact in the lives of people everywhere.
Tech's engineering and computing Colleges are the largest and among the highest-ranked in the nation. The Institute also offers outstanding programs in business, design, liberal arts, sciences, and lifetime learning. With $1.37 billion annually in research awards across all seven Colleges and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Georgia Tech is among the nation’s most research-intensive universities. It is an engine of economic development for the state of Georgia, the Southeast, and the nation. For more than 139 years, the people of Georgia Tech have dared to imagine and then create solutions for a better future. The innovative culture and leadership continue, for Progress and Service for all.
Visit us at www.PMI.org, and www.pmiatlanta.org,LinkedIn, Facebook, and on Twitter @PMInstitute.