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National Trailer Dealers Foundation 2025 Student and

Employee Online Applications Available

Student and Employee Employee Eligibility Requirements
Applications are now
To apply, you must meet the following criteria:
available for the 2025
National Trailer Dealers • Applicant must be an individual currently employed by an NTDA
Foundation (NTDF) Dealer, Dealer Branch Member, or Allied Member that is in good
Scholarships. Applications standing at the time of application.
are due May 16, 2025.
Copies of the applications • Applicant must be a citizen of the United States, Canada, or
were mailed to members Mexico.
and are also available • Applicant must be enrolled in or planning to enroll in a technical,
online at https://ntda. vocational, or trade school, college, or university.
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Foundation. Selection Criteria for Student and Employee
Scholarships
If you would like additional copies of the application or information
sent to your or to your company’s Human Resources (HR) Department, Scholarship recipients are chosen based on the following:
please forward the name, title, and email of your HR representative to
foundation@ntda.org. • Academic performance.
• Work experience.
The Foundation offers scholarships to:
• Financial need (evaluated through a weighted scoring system).
• Children of National Trailer Dealers Association (NTDA) member
employees. Students may be graduating high school seniors or • Participation in school and community activities.
college students.
• Personal and/or school references.
• Employees of NTDA member companies seeking to enhance
Applicants must submit required materials, including transcripts,
their technical skills through technical/vocational/trade schools,
income information, and other requested documents to have
colleges, or universities.
applications evaluated by the judging panel. If selected as a finalist,
Purpose additional income verification may be required.
The NTDF awards scholarships based on the donations received each Deadline
year. The number and value of scholarships awarded are determined
All applications must be submitted by Friday, May 16, 2025.
annually by the Foundation’s Board of Directors.
Student Eligibility Requirements The NTDF was established in May 2023 as a 501(C)3 Non-profit
Organization with the goal of providing scholarships to children of
To apply, you must meet the following criteria: NTDA member employees as well as to trailer industry professionals
and other professionals who wish to further develop their technical
• Applicant must be a child (biological, adopted, or stepchild)
skills by attending trade schools, vocational schools, colleges, or
or legal ward of an individual currently employed by an NTDA
universities.
Dealer, Dealer Branch Member, or Allied Member company that is
in good standing at the time of application. Support the Foundation

• Applicant must be a citizen of the United States, Canada, or Please consider a donation to the scholarship fund. Checks are preferred
Mexico. to avoid credit card fees so that more funds go toward the scholarship
program. Donations may be made by check to: National Trailer Dealers
• Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or a current
Foundation, 9864 E. Grand River Ave., Ste. 110-290, Brighton, MI 48116.
college student.
To request a W-9, please email foundation@ntda.org.
• Applicant must be enrolled in or planning to enroll in a technical,
vocational, or trade school, college, or university.

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