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National Trailer Dealers Foundation 2025 Student and

Employee Scholarship Applications Due May 16, 2025

Employee Eligibility Requirements

To apply, you must meet the following criteria:

• Applicant must be an individual currently employed by an NTDA
Dealer, Dealer Branch Member, or Allied Member that is in good
standing at the time of application.

• Applicant must be a citizen of the United States, Canada, or Mexico.

• Applicant must be enrolled in or planning to enroll in a technical,
vocational, or trade school, college, or university.
Selection Criteria for Student and Employee
Scholarships
Student and Employee Applications are available for the 2025 National
Trailer Dealers Foundation (NTDF) Scholarships. Applications are due Scholarship recipients are chosen based on the following:
May 16, 2025. Copies of the applications were mailed to members • Academic performance.
and are also available online at https://ntda.site-ym.com/page/
Foundation. • Work experience.

The Foundation offers scholarships to: • Financial need (evaluated through a weighted scoring system).
• Children of National Trailer Dealers Association (NTDA) member • Participation in school and community activities.
employees. Students may be graduating high school seniors or • Personal and/or school references.
college students.
Applicants must submit required materials, including transcripts,
• Employees of NTDA member companies seeking to enhance income information, and other requested documents to have
their technical skills through technical/vocational/trade schools, applications evaluated by the judging panel. If selected as a finalist,
colleges, or universities. additional income verification may be required.

Purpose Deadline

The NTDF awards scholarships based on the donations received each All applications must be submitted by Friday, May 16, 2025.
year. The number and value of scholarships awarded are determined
annually by the Foundation’s Board of Directors. The NTDF was established in May 2023 as a 501(C)3 Non-profit
Organization with the goal of providing scholarships to children of
Student Eligibility Requirements NTDA member employees as well as to trailer industry professionals

To apply, you must meet the following criteria: who wish to further develop their technical skills by attending trade
schools, vocational schools, colleges, or universities.
• Applicant must be a child (biological, adopted, or stepchild) or
legal ward of an individual currently employed by an NTDA Dealer, Support the Foundation
Dealer Branch Member, or Allied Member company that is in good Please consider a donation to the scholarship fund. Checks are
standing at the time of application. preferred to avoid credit card fees so that more funds go toward
• Applicant must be a citizen of the United States, Canada, or Mexico. the scholarship program. Donations may be made by check to:
National Trailer Dealers Foundation, 9864 E. Grand River Ave.,
• Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or a current Ste. 110-290, Brighton, MI 48116. To request a W-9, please email
college student. foundation@ntda.org. For more information or to donate, please visit
https://ntda.site-ym.com/page/Foundation.
• Applicant must be enrolled in or planning to enroll in a technical,
vocational, or trade school, college, or university.

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