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TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS

Tennessee Chapter of the American Public Works Association
2018 Application for College Scholarship

SCHOLARSHIP

• The TCAPWA Scholarships were established to promote the profession of Public Works and to assist Public Works
employees or children in Tennessee.

• 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, 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 scholarships.

CRITERIA

1. Preference in awarding the 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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