General criteria for all scholarship applicants include having an interest in railway engineering, maintaining a minimum GPA of 2.0, and being available for interview by the AREMA Scholarship Committee. “The AREMA Educational Foundation provides scholarships to engineering students who are specializing in the railway industry and supports other educational and training endeavors that help to ensure the future of the profession,” AREMA says.

Applications deadline is March 9, 2012.

For more information, contact Stacy Spaulding
, Tel.: 301-459-3200, ext. 706; Email: sspaulding@arema.org; Website: www.aremafoundation.org/index.html.