TRALA Founders Scholarship Program
TRALA has established a scholarship program to assist employees and children and grandchildren of employees of TRALA member companies who plan to continue their education at a four-year college.
TRALA Founders Scholarship Program
The TRALA Founders Scholarship awards scholarships that are designed to assist employees, along with the children and grandchildren, of full-time or part-time employees of TRALA member companies who plan to continue their education at an accredited four-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year.
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 TRALA Founders Scholarship Program must:
- Be grandchildren or dependent* children of a full-time or part-time employee of TRALA member companies in North America with a minimum of one (1) year of employment as of the application deadline date. Applicants who have received a scholarship from this Program prior to the start of this current Program cycle shall not be required to meet eligibility requirements concerning any employment with TRALA.
*Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee. - Be current full-time or part-time employees of a TRALA member company in North America with a minimum of one (1) year of employment as of the application deadline date.
- Be high school seniors, high school graduates, or current college undergraduates.
- Plan to enroll or are already enrolled in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale or equivalent.
OR
AND
Children and grandchildren of former or current TRALA Officers and Board Members are ineligible.
Awards
The authorized distribution for new awards is $20,000. Up to 4 awards of $5,000 each will be granted.
Awards are renewable up to an additional three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and full-time enrollment at an accredited four-year college or university for the entire academic year.
Students who have previously received the scholarship and wish to renew will receive an email invitation to renew their scholarship in January and should not complete a new application.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in February.
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.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of TRALA. Payment is made in August.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- 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 TRALA play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
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
- 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 three business days after the application deadline date.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
