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Southeastern Transportation Center's
Regional Professional Enhancement Fund
The Southeastern Transportation Center (STC) is the Region 4 University Transportation Center (UTC) and is headquartered at the University of Tennessee. The 10-member consortium consists of the University of Tennessee, the University of Kentucky, Vanderbilt University, North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina State, North Carolina A&T, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, the University of Florida and the University of South Florida.
The STC is seeking nominations for its newly established Regional Professional Enhancement Fund. This fund is open to US citizens or permanent residents that are pursing an undergraduate or graduate degree in a transportation-related field at a non-STC/UTC university in the southeastern region. The STC will fund up to 15 applicants per year. Each award will be funded up to $1000.
Award will be selected on:
Academic Performance
Professionalism and Leadership
Demonstrated benefit of award to student
Interested students should submit the following information:
Contact Information
Proof of Citizenship/permanent residence
Nomination letter from at least one faculty member
Bio
Cost Itemization
Impact statement
The bio should be a one-page written exposition of the nomineeÕs background. It should describe the nominee as a person and include how their background has shaped their education, experience, current responsibilities and special interests. The impact statement should be no longer than one page and state how receiving this award would affect future contributions to the nomineeÕs personal growth as a leader, their profession, their community and the STC consortium.
Deadlines for the upcoming 2008-2009 school year are as follows:
Fall semester 2008 Ð August 15, 2008
Spring semester 2009 Ð November 14, 2008
Summer semester 2009 Ð May 15, 2009
Nomination packages should be sent to:
DeAnna Flinchum, STC Co-Director
The University of Tennessee
309 Conference Center Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-4133
Questions may be directed to Mrs. Flinchum at 865-974-4626 or Flinchum@utk.edu