WSTDA Scholarship Program

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1 WSTDA Scholarship Program APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL: These instructions apply to the WSTDA Scholarship Program Application. There are two general sections to the application. The first section requests information that will identify the applicant and the applicant s Sponsor company. The information provided in this section will NOT be provided to the committee responsible for reviewing and scoring Scholarship applications. The second section, beginning on Page 2, requests the applicant s educational and community service background and essays on educational goals, plans and leadership. This section will be provided to, and evaluated by, the committee and will be the basis for scoring the application. Application and all submitted materials must be typewritten or printed neatly. Scholarships must be claimed within six (6) months of the applicant s receipt of notification of a Scholarship award, or the award will be forfeited. AWARDS: Two (2) Scholarships of $3,000 each will be awarded for the academic year. The recipients of the Scholarships will be notified by July 1, Award checks will be made payable to, and sent directly to, the school of the applicant s choice and may be applied to any educational expenses. ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for a WSTDA Scholarship award, applicants must be: An employee or child (or legal dependent) of an employee of a WSTDA member company which is in good standing and which is located in the United States or Canada. All WSTDA membership classifications are eligible. Any person planning to attend an accredited two-year or four-year college or university in the fall of Any person registered or planning to register as a full-time student as defined by the college or university. WSTDA Scholarship Committee members and their children or legal dependents are NOT eligible to neither apply for nor receive a Scholarship award. A maximum of ONE Scholarship award per Member company, per year, will be made. Submit completed PDF form to wstda@stringfellowgroup.net, or mail printed and completed application to: Web Sling & Tie Down Association Scholarship Committee WSTDA 9 Newport Drive, Suite 200 Forest Hill, Maryland DEADLINE: Applications must be postmarked by June 1, 2018 to be considered for an award.

2 WEB SLING & TIE DOWN ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION SECTION 1. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION 1. APPLICANT PERSONAL INFORMATION NAME first NAME middle NAME last MAILING CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIP/MAILCODE TELEPHONE NUMBER 2. WSTDA SPONSOR INFORMATION SPONSOR COMPANY NAME (WSTDA MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING) SPONSOR CONTACT NAME, TITLE SPONSOR CITY STATE/PROVINCE ZIP/MAILCODE TELEPHONE NUMBER

3 WEB SLING & TIE DOWN ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION SECTION 2. EDUCATIONAL & COMMUNITY SERVICE BACKGROUND INFORMATION 1. List, in chronological order, each college, university, and high (secondary) school you have attended and complete the requested information. Please supply an official, signed transcript from your school.

4 2. EDUCATION DATA A. List the date(s) you took the following standardized test(s) and your test scores. If not yet taken, please list the date on which you intend to take one or more of the following tests: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT): / DATE TAKEN SCORE(S) (Verbal/Math) American College Test (ACT): / DATE TAKEN SCORE(S) (Verbal/Math) Other Standardized Tests: / Name of Test: DATE TAKEN SCORE(S) (Verbal/Math) / Name of Test: DATE TAKEN SCORE(S) (Verbal/Math) B. Grade or Grade Point Average and class standing through: High School: College (if attending):

5 3. STUDENT ACTIVITIES Instructions: If you are or were one of the elected officers for the activities listed in A. through E. below, enter an X in the appropriate spaces. DO NOT SUBSTITUTE ACTIVITIES AS LISTED. If you hold or have held a school leadership honor or assignment of special importance or prestige other than those listed, explain your student leadership position in the lower section, and enter an X in the appropriate spaces: A. CLASS OFFICER Representative B. STUDENT COUNCIL C. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Member D. NEWSPAPER Representative E. YEARBOOK Representative SPECIAL HONORS/ASSIGNMENTS OF PRESTIGE OR IMPORTANCE. Please explain your student leadership position(s)/role(s):

6 Instructions: If you are or were one of the elected officers of a school-sponsored club or activity, enter an X in the appropriate spaces and identify the club and/or activity below: Other* CLUB/ACTIVITY: Other* CLUB/ACTIVITY: Other* CLUB/ACTIVITY: *Soloist, Lead Role, etc. This item refers to membership in clubs and activities not listed above in which you were a member and not an elected officer (FFA, FTA, Science Club, etc.). Indicate the number of clubs in which you participated in each year: List the clubs and the grades in which you participated: CLUBS: GRADES:

7 Instructions: If you were a full-season captain, co-captain and/or letter winner for a school-sponsored sport (including cheerleading), enter an X in the appropriate spaces: H. SPORT: Captain/Co-Captain (full season) Varsity Letter Winner H. SPORT: Captain/Co-Captain (full season) Varsity Letter Winner H. SPORT: Captain/Co-Captain (full season) Varsity Letter Winner List the athletic activities and the grades in which you participated: ATHLETICS: GRADES PARTICIPATED: List any other sports honors or awards received (MVP, School Hall of Fame, etc.) and the grade in which you earned the honors or awards: DESCRIPTION: EARNED IN (GRADES): CONTACT INFORMATION: Please provide the name, and telephone number of a person at your school whom we can contact to verify class rank, activities participation, etc.: Name: Phone: ( )

8 4. SPECIAL RECOGNITION, AWARDS, HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT List special recognitions, awards, honors, scholarships and community involvement at the national, state/province, city, county, or school level. Limit your responses to the space provided. Do not include Who s Who references. Special Recognitions: Awards, Honors, Scholarships: Community Involvement: WORK EXPERIENCE: (List the companies/organizations for which you have worked and the jobs you have held) Company/Organization Phone # of months # of hrs/week worked 1. ( ) Job duties performed: 2. ( ) Job duties performed: 3. ( ) Job duties performed: 4. ( ) Job duties performed:

9 6. WRITTEN STATEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND SCHOLARSHIP PURPOSE: The WSTDA Scholarship committee desires to know you as well as possible. Please complete a concise essay on the following topics. You may use this page or attach a separate sheet. A. How I exhibit leadership ability. B. My educational goals, purpose, and future plans. LETTER(S) OF RECOMMENDATION (OPTIONAL). Applicants may exercise the option to submit up to four (4) letters of recommendation from a teacher/instructor, employer, or activities leader, to support their application. THANK YOU for applying for the WSTDA Scholarship Program!