L.B. Foster Company has established a scholarship program to assist children of employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
This program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or national origin.
Eligibility
Applicants to the L.B. Foster Company College Scholarship Program in Memory of Daniel M. Ruzich must be:
Children of officers are ineligible.
Award
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,000 award. Up to two (2) awards will be granted each year as follows: one award for children of hourly employees, and one award for children of salaried employees.
Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale in a full-time course of study, not being over the age of 25 as of September 1 of award year, continued employment of the student’s parent at L.B. Foster Company and continuation of the program by L.B. Foster Company.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic record, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, statement of goals and aspirations, unusual personal or family circumstances, and an outside appraisal. Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of L.B. Foster Company play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in May. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of L.B. Foster Company. Payment is made in one installment in early August.
As part of your application, you must upload the following documents:
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than April 6, 2021 3:00 pm CT.
Your application is not considered complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.