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National Trailer Dealers Foundation 2025 Student and

Employee Online Applications Available

• Applicant must be enrolled in or planning to enroll in a technical,
vocational, or trade school, college, or university.
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.

Student and Employee Applications are available for the 2025 National Selection Criteria for Student and Employee
Trailer Dealers Foundation (NTDF) Scholarships. Applications are due Scholarships
May 16, 2025. Copies of the applications were mailed to members
and are also available online at https://ntda.site-ym.com/page/ Scholarship recipients are chosen based on the following:
Foundation. • Academic performance.

If you would like additional copies of the application or information • Work experience.
sent to your or to your company’s Human Resources (HR) Department,
please forward the name, title, and email of your HR representative to • Financial need (evaluated through a weighted scoring system).
foundation@ntda.org.
• Participation in school and community activities.
The Foundation offers scholarships to:
• Personal and/or school references.
• Children of National Trailer Dealers Association (NTDA) member
Applicants must submit required materials, including transcripts,
employees. Students may be graduating high school seniors or
income information, and other requested documents to have
college students.
applications evaluated by the judging panel. If selected as a finalist,
• Employees of NTDA member companies seeking to enhance additional income verification may be required.
their technical skills through technical/vocational/trade schools, Deadline
colleges, or universities.
All applications must be submitted by Friday, May 16, 2025.
Purpose
The NTDF was established in May 2023 as a 501(C)3 Non-profit
The NTDF awards scholarships based on the donations received each
Organization with the goal of providing scholarships to children of
year. The number and value of scholarships awarded are determined
NTDA member employees as well as to trailer industry professionals
annually by the Foundation’s Board of Directors.
and other professionals who wish to further develop their technical
Student Eligibility Requirements skills by attending trade schools, vocational schools, colleges, or
universities.
To apply, you must meet the following criteria:
Support the Foundation
• Applicant must be a child (biological, adopted, or stepchild) or
legal ward of an individual currently employed by an NTDA Dealer, Please consider a donation to the scholarship fund. Checks are preferred
Dealer Branch Member, or Allied Member company that is in good to avoid credit card fees so that more funds go toward the scholarship
standing at the time of application. program. Donations may be made by check to: National Trailer Dealers
Foundation, 9864 E. Grand River Ave., Ste. 110-290, Brighton, MI 48116.
• Applicant must be a citizen of the United States, Canada, or Mexico. To request a W-9, please email foundation@ntda.org.

• Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or a current
college student.
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