The ITE Illinois Section Scholarship Award is presented annually to encourage students to consider Transportation Engineering or Transportation Planning in their studies and career aspiration, and to provide partial financial support to students who have demonstrated an interest and are likely to work in the transportation field. The Scholarship is an award of $2,000, which is to be used to offset education costs.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for the Scholarship, you must be a full-time undergraduate sophomore, junior, or senior in an Illinois College or University, with course work and career goal emphasis on Transportation Engineering or Transportation Planning.
Selection Criteria:
Candidates will be evaluated on the basis of academic performance, education plans, career goals, activities, and record of leadership. Final evaluation will be made on the basis of a complete application, a statement of career objectives and past accomplishments, and two letters of recommendation (at least one from a Transportation or Planning faculty member).
Terms
& Conditions:
The Scholarship is for one academic year and is not renewable. The winner of the Scholarship Award will be introduced at the January 2006 meeting of the Illinois Section to be held in the Chicagoland region. The
recipient must make arrangements to attend this meeting. The scholarship check will be issued at that time upon verification of enrollment in a full-time program conforming to stated educational objectives.
How
To Apply:
To apply
for the Scholarship Award, complete the attached
application form and the items listed as part of the
submittal materials. Submit package to: Mr. Timothy
Sjogren, Scholarship Chair, c/o Jacob & Hefner
Associates, 739 Roosevelt Road, Suite 100, Glen Ellyn,
IL 60137. All applications must be received by the
deadline, which will be
mid-December.
Purpose of ITE:
The purpose of the Institute shall be to enable engineers and other professionals with knowledge and competence in transportation and traffic engineering to contribute individually and collectively toward
meeting human needs for mobility and safety, and to promote professional development of members, by the support and encouragement of education, stimulation of research, development of public awareness, exchange of professional information, and maintenance of a central point of reference and action.
