Scholarship Application Information

The National Tractor Parts Dealer Association (NTPDA) is very pleased to be able to award up to 20 scholarships in the amount of $1,000.00 each. The lifetime maximum an applicant may receive a NTPDA scholarship is two. And, there will be a limit of two scholarships awarded per paid membership per year.  This includes Regular, Associate, and Affiliate members. These scholarships are awarded to deserving students who are NTPDA members, employees of members, or dependents of members or employees. Scholarship applications are open to U.S. and Canadian graduating high school students, or current college students, enrolling full-time (12 or more credit hours), toward a diploma or degree at an accredited college or university. Completed applications must be accompanied by written verification of affiliation with a NTPDA member company.

Scholarship awards are based on academic achievement, extra-curricular/community activities, evidence of leadership, work experience, short- and long-term career goals, and the applicant's overall response to each of the questions on the application. Financial need is not considered in the review process and there is no distinction made on race, religion or sex of the applicant.

The selection process is an extremely difficult one because of the many outstanding applicants each year. Therefore, great care is taken to assure that impartial and unprejudiced choices are made. Applications are sent to the NTPDA office where they are logged in and noted with the date received. Original applications are then sent to the Scholarship Committee chairman with copies sent to Scholarship Committee members and a copy kept in the NTPDA office.  These individuals "grade", for lack of a better description, the applications and choose the best from the criteria given above. The names of their selections are then forwarded to the NTPDA office for announcement to the Association and in the student's local newspaper.

Scholarship recipients must provide evidence to the NTPDA office that acceptance and class registration is complete before scholarship funds are disbursed. Upon receipt of such evidence, the NTPDA will issue a check to the student.

Applications must be complete and received in the NTPDA office no later than
Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

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