The Greater Boston Plumbing Contractors Association (PCA) is an association of contractors signatory to Plumbers Union Local 12 in Boston.

Since 2003, the Greater Boston PCA has been recognizing and rewarding outstanding students from families associated with the Plumbing Industry.

Last year the association granted upwards of $80,000 in scholarships!

Application Criteria

Applicants are evaluated on a combination of grades, standardized test scores, extracurricular activities, and thoughtful essay question responses.

Applications are available at: www.GreaterBostonPCA.com

All documents are preferred to be typed, however, handwritten materials will be accepted.

E-mailed applications must be received by: Friday, March 20, 2026
Mailed applications must be postmarked by: Friday, March 20, 2026

It is the Applicant’s responsibility to ensure all materials are received by the deadline.

Incomplete or Late Applications Will Not Be Accepted.

Any use of an Artificial Intelligence large language model service (Such as ChatGPT and others) to produce an essay (in whole or in part) will disqualify that essay from consideration. Essays will be fed into AI detectors in order to verify the human authenticity of the essay.

Applications may also be accessed by clicking this link (PDF)

E-Mail applications to: Joanie@GreaterBostonPCA.com

Mail transcripts to:
GREATER BOSTON PCA
35 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite#108
Braintree, MA 02184

For additional questions, please contact Andrew DeAngelo at Andrew@GreaterBostonPCA.com or 617-905-0603.

Applicants will be notified by e-mail of the status of their applications in early May.