The mission of the Roofing Alliance, the Foundation of NRCA, is to promote the advancement of roofing through research, education, technology and charitable programs.
To achieve our mission, we focus on our four core values – education and training; technology; sustainability and philanthropy. The Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Program is one of the programs within our Education and Training core value that helps bring qualified and trained workers into the industry through philanthropy.
We wish to thank the individuals and organizations who have made generous contributions to the Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship fund, which enables us to award scholarships.
Please visit the Roofing Alliance website to see the list of donors – https://roofingalliance.net/education-research/scholarship.
The Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Program offers three scholarship categories that use a single application. Information about each category is found below.
The Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Program is intended for employees such as field workers, foremen, operations managers, superintendents, office personnel, sales staff, warehouse workers, equipment operators, drivers, etc., or their spouse, or their dependent children.
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. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability, or national origin.
All applicants to the Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Program must:
*The program is intended for employees (such as field workers, foremen, operations managers, superintendents, office personnel, sales staff, warehouse workers, equipment operators, drivers, etc.) their spouses and children.
**Dependent children are defined as natural or legally adopted children, stepchildren, or grandchildren who are declared as tax exemptions by the employee parent or guardian.
Additionally, applicants considered for the Melvin Kruger Endowed Accredited Post-Secondary Institution Scholarship must be:
Priority will be given to individuals pursuing careers in the roofing or building construction industries (which include architecture; civil, mechanical or structural engineering; construction management; or occupational health and safety.)
Additionally, applicants considered for the Accredited Career Technical Education Scholarship must be:
Additionally, applicants considered for the Diversity Scholarship must be:
The following groups of individuals are NOT eligible:
Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
Melvin Kruger Endowed Accredited Post-Secondary Institution Scholarship
Accredited Career Technical Education Scholarship
Diversity Scholarship
Priority will be given to Roofing Alliance and NRCA members.
Students are eligible to receive just one award.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic performance, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, volunteer experience, essay response, and an outside appraisal.
Scholarship applicants will be considered on all aspects of their application, including merit and personal achievements.
Selection of finalists is made by Scholarship America. The Roofing Alliance Board of Trustees will select recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
All applicants will be notified by June 1.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Program. Payment is made in August. Checks are mailed to each recipient’s home address and made payable to the student’s school.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 3, 2022 3:00 pm Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.