TTF Scholarships

 

 

Tennessee trucking foundation scholarship awards

 

tennessee trucking foundation has awarded $29,000 more in scholarships for 2023

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL RECIPIENTS – 10 Scholarships have been awarded to:

 

                • $3,000   Jacey Collier                                          $3,000   Tatiyana Jones
                  $3,000   Christopher Martin                              $3,000   Ashley Rogers
                  $2,500   Sophie Buck                                          $3,000   Benjamin LeTorneau 
                  $3,000   Hannah Yarbrough                              $3,000   Sarah Certain
                  $2,500   Stephen DeWees                                  $3,000   Michael Toussaint
                             
  • 10 (Ten) Awards of $2,500 each.  – The Tennessee Trucking Foundation will award an additional $500, making the total award $3,000 if you are a dependent child, spouse, or employee of a member company in good standing with the Tennessee Trucking Association.
Check back this summer to apply for the 2024 scholarships.  

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TTF SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE 

** Apply Until February 1, 2023**

 

Tennessee Trucking Foundation (TTF) Scholarships are available. Scholarship recipients who are entering their freshman, sophomore, junior or senior years at accredited colleges or universities located in Tennessee are eligible. 

 

The scholarship program is administered by the Board of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and applications will be reviewed by a selection committee appointed by them. In evaluating applicants, the committee will consider academic aptitude, test scores, an essay that focuses on the role the trucking industry plays in the economic vitality of Tennessee, extracurricular activities and financial need. 

 

The deadline to submit applications to the Community Foundation for 2023-24 academic year scholarships is February 1, 2023.  

 

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Scholarship Application is now OPEN (LIVE) on the website. The scholarships will have a deadline of February 1, 2023 at midnight for submission of applications. All students need to complete only one application to be considered for any scholarship fund for which they are eligible. Go to this website and click on Apply Now.  If applicants have questions, they can email KellyP@cfmt.org or grants@cfmt.org. The application contains all of the instructions for completing the application.

 

 2022-2023 Recipients

Tavin Davis University of Tennessee majoring in accounting. Father Kevin Davis is a TN Road Team Captain and works for Ozark Motor Lines, Inc. in Memphis, TN. Award: $1,500

Emily Gean University of Tennessee at Martin majoring in health, physical education & Recreation. father Danny Gean works in maintenance for Averitt Express in Cookeville, TN. Award: $1,500
Mackenly Jones King University majoring in Computer Science and Information System. Father Michael Jones works for Old Dominion Freight Line in White Pine, TN.  Award: $1,500
Libby Quick, The University of Tennessee Southern majoring in nursing.  Father Clint Dickey works in Sales for Averitt Express in Madison, AL., Award $1,500
Lynnsey Saylor Lincoln Memorial University majoring in Pre-Medicine.  Father Teddy Saylor works for Averitt Express in Knoxville, TN.  Award: $1,500

 

Congratulations to all recipients!

 

 

 

Tennessee Trucking Foundation (TTF) Scholarships are available for dependent children, spouses, or employees of companies who are members in good standing of the Tennessee Trucking Association. Scholarship recipients must be Tennessee residents who are entering their junior or senior years at accredited colleges or universities located in Tennessee.

 

The scholarship program is administered by the Board of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and applications will be reviewed by a selection committee appointed by them. In evaluating applicants, the committee will consider academic aptitude, test scores, an essay that focuses on the role the trucking industry plays in the economic vitality of Tennessee, extracurricular activities, and financial need.

 

 

 
PHILOSOPHY
Through the members of the Tennessee Trucking Association, the Tennessee Trucking Foundation (TTF) has made significant contributions to the community in an effort to increase public awareness of highway safety.  Additionally, the TTF has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to children’s charities in an effort to improve the lives of sick children and their families.  The TTF believes that the children of Tennessee are the future of both this state and our nation.  As an extension of their efforts, the TTF Board of Directors has created the Tennessee Trucking Foundation Scholarship.  It is their belief this natural extension will chart a course of success for the future of Tennessee while continuing to assist those in need.

 

ELIGIBILITY
The Tennessee Trucking Foundation Scholarship is available to dependent children, spouses or employees of organizations who are members in good standing of the Tennessee Trucking Association.  Applicants must be Tennessee residents who are entering their junior or senior year at accredited colleges or universities located in Tennessee.

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Applications are available in January at the Community Foundation’s Website: www.cfmt.org.  If applicants do not have access to the web, applications are available by contacting The Community Foundation at (615) 321-4939 or toll-free (888) 540-5200.  The deadline to apply is February 1.

 

SELECTION OF WINNERS
A selection committee appointed by the Board of the Community Foundation and comprised of impartial Middle Tennesseans will meet after the deadline to review each application and select the recipients.  In evaluating the applicants, the committee will consider a balance of merit and financial need, the applicant’s academic aptitude, test scores, and extracurricular activities.  Applicants are notified of the results by mid-May.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES OF RECIPIENTS
Scholarship recipients must attend an accredited college or university on a full-time basis in the fall of the year in which the scholarships are awarded and continue college that entire academic year without interruption, barring illness or emergency.  Recipients are responsible for having The Community Foundation notified of their enrollment each quarter or semester by the school.

 

PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Award checks will be made payable to the institution and mailed prior to the beginning of the fall semester.

 

SCHOLARSHIP ADMINISTRATION
To assure complete impartiality in the selection of recipients, the Tennessee Trucking Association Scholarship is administered by the Board of Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.

 

The Community Foundation was established in 1991 by Middle Tennesseans committed to ensuring the quality of life of our community by endowing charitable organizations and charitable endeavors.  Scholarship Funds within The Foundation can be set up to award students from particular geographic areas of schools, attending certain post-secondary institutions, or entering certain fields of study.  The Foundation’s status as a public charity ensures donors – to these and other Funds – the maximum tax deduction available under the law.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact:
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
3833 Cleghorn Avenue, #400
Nashville, TN  37215-2519
(615) 321-4939 / 1(888) 540-5200
www.cfmt.org . www.Giving Matters.com
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