REMSA offers seven undergrad scholarships
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefThe Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) has announced the availability of seven (7) undergraduate scholarships for tuition assistance. REMSA says the scholarships this year include two $5,000 President’s Scholarships and five individual scholarships at $2,000 each.
Scholarship funds, awarded annually, are sent to the financial aid office at each recipient’s institution to be applied to the student’s account at the beginning of the fall term of study. Students must be in attendance for a full year following receipt of the award.
To be eligible for consideration by REMSA, an applicant must:
(a) be a full- or part-time employee of a REMSA member company; or the spouse, son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter of a current full-time employee of a REMSA member company. An employee who is the scholarship applicant does not have to be a full-time employee; (b) be enrolled and in attendance at the time of application as a full-time college student at an accredited two-year college offering an associate’s degree or an accredited college or university offering a bachelor’s degree; and(c) demonstrate successful completion of the previous year of study and a willingness to continue.
Previous winners of REMSA scholarships are eligible to be considered for renewal of their scholarship assistance each year. They must submit the following: a new application form, narrative statement, two letters of recommendation (one must be from a college faculty member), and letter of sponsorship from a REMSA member company, an updated transcript including courses taken and grades received since their initial application, and the essay listed under item 4, on the following page.
For more information, contact REMSA, Tel.: 202-715-2291; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.remsa.org.
