Randolph L. Marten Scholarship Program
Marten Transport, Ltd. has established a scholarship program to assist children of employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
Randolph L. Marten Scholarship Program
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants to the Randolph L. Marten Scholarship Program must:
- Be dependent* children 23 and under, (up to the age of 24) of full-time Marten Transport, Ltd. employees who have a minimum of one year employment with the company as of the application deadline date.
*Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee. - High school seniors or graduates, or current postsecondary undergraduates, who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
Selection of Recipients
- Academic record
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
- An online recommendation
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Marten Transport, Ltd. play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $3,000 award. Up to twenty (20) awards will be granted.
Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in late April.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Marten Transport, Ltd. Payment is made in August.
Continued parental employment is required at time of award payout, otherwise award will be forfeited.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than March 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically..
