Mayor Johnson, CTA, CPS Announce New Scholarship Fund in Partnership with CTA Red Line Extension Project Contractor

Mayor Johnson, CTA, CPS announce new scholarship fund in partnership with CTA Red Line Extension project contractor

Mayor Brandon Johnson, the Chicago Transit Authority and Chicago Public Schools announced Wednesday the creation of a new scholarship program designed to help economically disadvantaged students who want to go to college to pursue construction and engineering-related careers.

New Chicago Scholarship Program Targets Student Pathways to Construction Careers

Created in partnership with Walsh-VINCI Transit Community Partners, the contractor for CTA’s historic $5.7 billion RLE project, the new $250,000 scholarship program will provide three students a year from 2026 to 2030 with $3,000 scholarships.