About Truckload Carriers Association Scholarships

Duration and Amount of Scholarship

A one year scholarship from the Truckload Carriers Association will be awarded on a per-semester basis to be automatically renewed for the second semester upon recommendation of the University and showing of good academic standing by the recipient. The total amount of the scholarship will be between $1,500 to $3,000.

Method of Awarding the Scholarship

The trustees will mail the scholarship check directly to the university for distribution. Scholarship monies are to be used for tuition purposes only.

Eligibility

Any college junior or senior in good standing, who is the child, grandchild, or spouse of an employee or an employee of a trucking company, or the child, grandchild or spouse of an independent contractor or an independent contractor affiliated with a trucking company and attending an accredited four-year college or university is eligible for a scholarship.

Qualifications to be Considered

The recipient of the scholarship must show financial need, excellent scholastic achievement in the freshman and sophomore years (minimum 3.3 cumulative GPA required), maintain full-time student status and be an individual of high character and integrity. Those students pursuing transportation and business degrees will be given special consideration. The scholarship will be awarded without regard to sex, race, color, national origin or religion.

What Voids the Scholarship?

The scholarship will be voided on the basis of the student's expulsion or dismissal from school or discontinuance of the education process for more than 12 consecutive months. The scholarship may also be voided if the student does not maintain full-time student status or their GPA drops by more than 1 point. Also, the Trustees reserve the right to withdraw the scholarship at their discretion.

Procedures for Awarding the Scholarship

Scholarship applications will be available in the spring and are due in the TCA office May 20, 2005. You may request an application through your college, company or by CLICKING HERE. Scholarship award winners will be notified by mail and a listing of award winners will be posted on this website by August 5, 2005.

A potential candidate for a scholarship must:

1. Send the Association a completed scholarship application which must be typed, CLICK HERE for the application.
2. Send the Association an official complete transcript of all college courses and grades.
3. Send the Association a course schedule including tuition and fees (if available) for the upcoming term.
4. At the end of the junior year, a scholarship winner must re-submit a complete application for the upcoming school year to the Association should they wish to reapply for the scholarship.
5. Provide the name, address and telephone number of the person and department within the college or university to which the scholarship check should be sent for disbursement.

NOTE: The scholarship will not be awarded until the initial application is received in typed form and all required paperwork submitted, including most recent official transcripts and a fall semester schedule, and no incremental payments for the second trem will be made until the Trustees receive the summaries requested during the scholarship's duration.

CLICK HERE to obtain a 2005-2006 scholarship application.

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