Note: If you would like to apply for the Rodeo Association Scholarship, you will need:
List of Lineman's Colleges in the United States
Sample cover letter to colleges
Scholarship Application
Each of these documents are PDF files. Please right-click on each and choose "SAVE TARGET AS".
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NAME, MISSION, AND PURPOSE
- NAME: The International Lineman Rodeo Association
Scholarship Program
- MISSION: To Inspire and Promote the Lineman Trade
For Today and the Future.
- PURPOSE: To assist students entering into an Electrical Lineman
Training School and achieve the completion of the
Training Program.
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SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
- Scholarship Committee composed of 2 Members of the
Board of Directors and 3 Advisory Committee Members of the
International Lineman Rodeo Association, shall administer the Scholarship Fund, including coordination with staffs of the Lineman College. The Scholarship Committee will disseminate scholarship publicity, applications and do the screening of the applicants
- The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International
Lineman Rodeo Association shall appoint the Chairman and
Members of the Scholarship Committee from the Board of
Directors and the Advisory Committee. The selection is subject
To the approval of the Board of Directors.
- There shall be a minimum of five (5) members including the Chairman on the
Scholarship Committee.
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FUNDING
- The money for the scholarships is to be approved each year
by the Board of Directors and this money is to be earmarked for the
Scholarship Fund.
- The Scholarship Award shall be applied to: tuition,
textbooks and other related fees. These expenses will be reviewed, approved
and paid for by the International Lineman Rodeo Association Scholarship
Committee.
- The Scholarship Award check shall be made payable to the
Chosen Lineman School and shall be placed in an escrow account by
the school to be applied to the approved educational expenses as outlined above
- The Scholarship Committee will submit a proposal annually
regarding the number and the dollar amount of the scholarships for
approval by the International Lineman Rodeo Association Board of Directors.
- The Scholarship Committee may present to the Board of Directors
A Special Named Scholarship for Special Recognition of a member
associated with the International Lineman Rodeo.
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CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF CANDIDATES
- Must be a son or daughter of a Journeyman Lineman, or recommended by a Journeyman Lineman.
- The candidate must have a High School Diploma or Equivalent GED.
- The candidate needs to submit a letter of recommendation from their high school advisor or equivalent GED advisor and a friend or relative.
- The candidate needs to write a letter to the Scholarship Committee on why they should be selected to receive the scholarship including your financial need.
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SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS
- The Scholarship Committee will consider applicants who qualify and meet the criteria for selection.
- The recipient of the scholarship will be assigned a mentor
appointed by the committee.
- The mentor shall contact the student at least two times
During the school training year to assess the student's
Status in the training program.
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PUBLICITY
- Announcement of the Scholarship Fund will be
communicated through www.linemansrodeokc.com, ILRA publications i.e. EXPO book and rodeo documents.
- The Scholarship Committee will initiate all publications.
- TIMELINE:
| January | Applications Distributed |
| July | Deadline for the return of completed applications to the Scholarship Committee |
| August | Scholarship recipients notified |
| October | Scholarship certificates presented at the IRLA Awards Banquet in September and the checks forwarded to the Lineman Schools with instructions. |
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LIABILITY
- The International Lineman Rodeo Association shall be held
Harmless for any accident, illness or injury incurred while the student is
under the limited scholarship funding and a statement to this effect shall
be signed by the student prior to receipt of the check.
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