Accepting Applications: Eno-COMTO Robert E. Prince, Jr. Scholarship
COMTO Members,
We are now accepting applications for the 2012 Eno-COMTO Robert E. Prince, Jr. Scholarship! This scholarship, awarded annually to a senior leader in the transit industry with a career goal of becoming a transit General Manager/CEO in a rural, small urban, or urban transit agency, provides funding to attend the Eno Center for Transportation Leadership Transit Executive Seminar.
TO APPLY To apply for the Robert E. Prince, Jr. Scholarship, candidates must complete the standard application for the Transit Executive Seminar, along with the scholarship application form and a statement of 500-750 words addressing the following topics:
Agency size
Funding need
Their career goal to become a transit General Manager/CEO
How participation in the Eno Transit Executive Seminar might help them meet the particular challenges faced by their organization
ABOUT THE ROBERT E. PRINCE, JR. SCHOLARSHIP The Conference Of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) and AECOM have honored Robert E. Prince, Jr. for his dedication to the growth and development of emerging leaders in the transit industry by creating the Robert E. Prince, Jr. Scholarship. Mr. Prince has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to the education of the transit workforce in his roles as a leader in the public and private sectors of the transportation industry, in his volunteer commitment to youth in Boston, and as board member of COMTO and the American Public Transportation Foundation.
Apply for this prestigious scholarship today, and please feel free to notify other industry colleagues.
Thank you.
The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) offers a variety of scholarships at the National and local level, ranging from $500 to $6,000, to deserving students nationwide who have a career interest in transportation and related fields. In line with our national vision, To see the diverse faces of America equally reflected in all levels of the transportation industry, the Chicago Chapter offers several scholarships to students within the Chicagoland area.A team of industry professionals will select the recipients of the scholarships.
Deadline for submission of the Chicago Chapter scholarship applications: April 28, 2011 (Note that applications postmarked by April 28, 2011 but received after April 28, 2011 will NOT be accepted)
All applications must be thoroughly completed and received by this date. Winners will be notified by Monday, June 6, 2011.
Submit applications to: COMTO Chicago Academic Awards Program c/o Bill Wheeler, Academic Awards Chairperson P.O. Box 618334 Chicago, IL 60661
You may download additional applications from our website at www.comtochicago.org. Please click on the following link to download the pdf format of the Scholarship Application.
