Scholarship Rules

Scholarship criteria and requirements for consideration:

Student MUST attend Dinner Dance on November 19, 2022 AND:
- Stand in respect for our US National Anthem (hand on heart as is protocol).
- Dress respectfully for a semi-formal event (no jeans or casual wear).
Student must be attending a college or university in the Fall of 2022.
Student cannot be a direct relation to any IAETCF Officer or Trustee (call if not sure).
Student must be a High School Senior in January 2021 and live in Illinois.
Student must submit a complete application consisting of :
- - All required online application fields
- - A current transcript (if no transcript, please explain)
- - A one-page essay
- - A letter of recommendation from a recent school teacher
- - A headshot (minimum 800 pixels across)
Applications will be judged based on your submitted materials.
Essays must be written with excellent English grammar and sentence structure.
Applications will judged by members of the IAET Scholarship Committee.
All decisions are final and are not subject to challenge.
Deadline to submit application is August 31, 2022, 11:59 pm.
Applications submitted after this deadline will NOT be considered.

You can and will forfeit part or all of your award if you do not wish to comply with the stated requirements, even after receiving the award.

Questions? Contact Bill Lowendick.

Schedule of selection process:

Deadline
All requirements for consideration due no later than: 08/31/2021

Notification
Recipients contacted by: 10/15/2022

Presentation
Awardee must attend IAET Dinner Dance on: 11/19/2022

We are proud of the support to the past recipients and thoroughly enjoy seeing how our scholars take advantage of this opportunity in their path toward leadership. We look forward to hearing from all of our future leaders.

If you do not qualify under current requirements, please submit a "Special Needs or Situation" document. Tell us your story. Financial need does not necessarily qualify as a "Special Situation."

Thank you,

Bill Lowendick
Chair, IAET Scholarship Committee
cell. 513-

IAET Scholarship Online Application

Student MUST attend Dinner Dance on November 19, 2022 AND agrees to (MUST check both)*:

Stand in respect for our US National Anthem (hand on heart as is protocol).
Dress respectfully for a semi-formal event (no jeans or casual wear).
(If not followed, you can and will forfeit part or all of your award, even after receiving the award.)

If you do not agree to the above, please do not complete this application.

Required Fields are marked with an asterisk (*)

PERSONAL INFO

Date Of Birth:

ACADEMICS / INVOLVEMENT

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

UPLOADS
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TRANSCRIPT Upload your official school transcript.
(.doc, .docx, .pdf format only. 2MB max.)

ESSAY Topic: "What My Italian Heritage Means To Me" OR "What Impact Italian Culture Has Had On Me." Tell us about yourself, including your educational goals and note any special circumstances which may have impacted you financially.
(one page, 12-point type, Double spaced in.doc, .docx, .pdf format only. 2MB max.)

RECOMMENDATION Letter of recommendation from a recent teacher.
(.doc, .docx, .pdf format only. 2MB max.)

PHOTO Current headshot (high quality - minimum 800 pixels across. You can and will lose consideration of you do not meet this requirement.) By uploading photo, you give IAET permission to use your name and photo.
(.jpg or .png format only. 2MB max.)

SPECIAL SITUATION If appropriate, please write a paragraph or two explaining any special needs or special situation (i.e. life-changing event). Tell us your story. (Financial need alone is not necessarily a "Special Situation".) If requested, please check radio button below.
(.doc, .docx, .pdf format only. 2MB max.)

I meet the requirements of the IAETCF Scholarship.I request special consideration. (Submit explanation above.)

By signing this application I affirm the information provided is correct. I acknowledge that the information will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee of the Italian American Executives of Transportation and will be held in the strictest confidence. All rules must be followed or you can and will forfeit part or all of your award, even after receiving the award.

Digital Signature*:

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If you do not get an email confirmation, please contact Bill Lowendick (cell. 513-910-8894).