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GOAL:
To actively advance The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s continuing commitment to the promotion of educating men and women in engineering.
PURPOSE:
To benefit talented high school students who are pursuing a career in engineering and are accepted in a baccalaureate undergraduate program at an accredited college or university.
AWARDS:
Goodyear has partnered with the University of Akron and Cleveland State University to provide scholarship opportunities for (3) three students who plan to attend these schools on top of (2) two general scholarships for students to attend ANY accredited college or university. The following awards will be given:
- (2) $5,000 two-year scholarships ($2,500/year) to the University of Akron to pursue a degree in engineering
- (1) $5,000 two-year scholarship ($2,500/year) to Cleveland State University to pursue a degree in engineering
- (2) $2,500 one-year scholarships to an accredited college or university to pursue a degree in engineering
Criteria for the distribution of the general academic awards:
The applicant should be a high school senior enrolled in a public or private school or home schooled in Northeast Ohio.
- The applicant must complete a formal application postmarked by Tuesday, March 27, 2012 (new date) and submit all required materials which include:
- 1 letter of recommendation from a math or science teacher
- High school transcript
- SAT or ACT scores (a copy of the official score report)
- Picture Yourself as an Engineer Essay (see description below)
- The applicant must provide evidence of acceptance into a baccalaureate undergraduate engineering program or a letter of intent. (Copy of official acceptance letter must be provided prior to check being issued to the school in the winner’s name. If evidence is not provided by August 15, 2012, the scholarship is forfeited to the runner-up.)
- Academic Status: Must have a GPA of 3.0 or greater
- Eligibility: U.S. Citizen
- Candidate must attend the Goodyear Engineering Career Day on April 28, 2012
Picture Yourself as an Engineer Essay:
Essay can be in any form: written essay, video, website, etc. Be creative! Submission should cover the topic of ‘Picture Yourself as an Engineer.’ Show us how you picture yourself as an engineer and why you want to!
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