What student COULDN’T use $20,000 to pay for college?

Thanks to the TRALA Roundtable contributors, two high school seniors, children of full-time employees of TRALA member companies, will receive renewable $5,000 scholarships to pursue a college education at an accredited four-year college or university.

January 17, 2006 is the application [click through to application pdf] deadline for the next academic year. Questions? Call 703-299-9120.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be dependent children (high school seniors only) of full-time employees of TRALA member companies^¹. Employees must have been working full-time for the company a minimum of one year as of the application deadline date.

Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Applicants must be high school seniors who plan to enroll in a full-time course of study at an accredited four year college or university.

^¹Dependent children are natural, legally adopted or stepchildren that are living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.

The program is administered by Scholarship America, a national non-profit student aid service organization. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic potential, participation and leadership in school and community activities without reference to race, creed, color, gender, disability, religion or national origin.

AWARDS

Two scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded for undergraduate study only. Awards are renewable up to three times or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of maintaining full-time enrollment and a 3.0 grade point average. Students who continue to meet TRALA’s eligibility requirements can expect to have their scholarships renewed annually, resulting in scholarship support of as much as $20,000 over a four-year period.

Parents or legal guardians of recipients must remain employees of TRALA member companies. Recipients will remain eligible in the event of retirement or death of the qualifying employee.

SELECTION

The TRALA Scholarship Fund is administered entirely by Scholarship America. Final selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. The scholarship selection committee is not connected to TRALA in any way. Scholarship America will determine and announce scholarship recipients in March.

PAYMENT OF AWARDS

On or about August 15, Scholarship America will mail to the scholarship recipient’s home address an award check for one-half the amount granted ($2,500). A second check, for the remaining one-half ($2,500), will be mailed on or about December 30. Checks are made payable to the scholar’s school.

OBLIGATIONS

Recipients have no obligations to TRALA. They must, however, supply Scholarship America with current transcripts and notify Scholarship America of change of address, school enrollment or other relevant information. Except as described above, no obligation is assumed by TRALA.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Applicants are responsible for the admission to an accredited four year college or university and for meeting its entrance requirements. Applicants are also responsible for gathering and submitting to Scholarship America the information necessary for selecting the TRALA Scholarship Fund recipients as outlined above. If awarded a scholarship, recipients must enter school no later than the fall term of the year of the award.

Students or employees having questions about the TRALA Scholarship Fund should contact the following:

TRALA Scholarship Fund
Scholarship America
1505 Riverview Road
P.O. Box 297
St. Peter, MN 56082
Tel (507) 931-1682
Fax (507) 931-9168