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TRALA Founders Scholarship Program
Deadline to apply: December 2, 2024 3:00 pm CT

The TRALA Founders Scholarship awards scholarships that are designed to assist employees, along with the children and grandchildren, of full-time or part-time employees of TRALA member companies who plan to continue their education at an accredited four-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year.

The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships 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. 

Applicants to the TRALA Founders Scholarship Program must:

  • Be grandchildren or dependent* children of a full-time or part-time employee of TRALA member companies in North America with a minimum of one (1) year of employment as of the application deadline date.
    *Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee
    OR
  • Be current full-time or part-time employees of a TRALA member company in North America with a minimum of one (1) year of employment as of the application deadline date.
    AND
  • Be high school seniors, or graduates, or current college undergraduates.
    AND
  • Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year.
    AND
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale or equivalent.

Children and grandchildren of former or current TRALA Board Members or Officers are ineligible for consideration.

Award information

The authorized distribution for new awards is $20,000. Up to 4 awards of $5,000 each will be granted. Awards are renewable up to an additional three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and full-time enrollment at an accredited four-year college or university for the entire academic year.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in February. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students that are not awarded a scholarship may reapply to the program each cycle they meet eligibility requirements.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of TRALA. Payment is made in August.

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of

  • Academic record
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • Statement of career goals and objectives
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • An online recommendation

Financial need is not considered.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of TRALA play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
    • Student name
    • School name
    • Grades
    • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than December 5, 2024 3:00 pm Central Time.

Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.

TRALA has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address provided below in the footer as safe senders in your email contact list.