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2021 Application for TCAPWA College Scholarship



         SCHOLARSHIP
           •   The TCAPWA Scholarship was established to promote the profession of Public Works and to assist Public Works
              employees or their children in Tennessee. Two $1000 scholarships are awarded each year.
           •   Payments will be made directly to the institution the recipient will attend.
           •   If the winner has the TN Promise Scholarship, awards will be made to the winner when acceptable receipts are
              submitted for books, fees, etc.
           •   Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for consideration. It is expected that applicants are students
              pursuing a field of study related to Public Works.
           •   Past recipients are not eligible to apply for this year’s scholarship.
         CRITERIA
           1.  Preference in awarding each scholarship is given to those applicants who are either TCAPWA members (including
              student members) or full-time employees of a TCAPWA Agency Member who are working in a Public Works related
              field. Non-member employees working for an Agency member shall have worked in the Public Works profession for at
              least one year.
           2.  Consideration shall also be given to applicants who are dependent children of TCAPWA members or employees of
              TCAPWA member agencies.
           3.  Applicants must be pursuing higher education and enrolled in an accredited college, university, community college, or
              technical school with intentions to work in a Public Works or related field such as engineering or public administration.
           4.  Undergraduates must have an overall GPA of 2.5 and graduate students must have an overall GPA of 3.0.

         SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
         Section 1- STUDENT APPLICANT INFORMATION

         Full Name:  ________________________________________________________________________________________________
         Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________________

         Phone Number: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
         Employer or School: _________________________________________________________________________________________
         Position or Major:__________________________________________________________ Years of Service or in School: ________

         Employer or School Address: _________________________________________________________________________________
         Employer or Guidance Counselor Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________

         Are you or your employer an APWA Individual Member?     YES _____     NO _____

         Section 2 - EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
         School Presently Attending: __________________________________________________________________________________

         Academic Standing (how many semesters completed):  ___________________________________________________________
         Major:___________________________________________________________________________ GPA: ____________________
         Academic Advisor or Guidance Counselor: ______________________________________________________________________


         Section 3 - CAREER ASPIRATIONS
         Briefly explain how your academic major relates to Public Works or how you will apply your major field of study to a job in the
         Public Works profession. _____________________________________________________________________________________
         __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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