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2025 Application for TCAPWA College Scholarships

SCHOLARSHIPS

• The TCAPWA Scholarship was established to promote the profession of Public Works and to assist Public Works
employees or their children in Tennessee. Two or three $2,000 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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