Metro Scholarship

This USD$6,000 scholarship will be awarded each year; scholarship recipient(s) will receive up to AATCC Foundation the USD$6,000 in scholarship funds, depending on the number of scholarships awarded. The minimum scholarship offered will be $1,000 annually; one-half to be awarded for the fall semester and one-half to be awarded for the spring semester.

The Metro Scholarship is intended for undergraduate students studying textiles; scholarship is based on student's citizenship, need, and academic expectancy.

Eligibility

Qualifications to be considered include, (but are not limited to):

Undergraduate students pursuing a degree in a textile field at a university or college in the New England, New York and New Jersey areas with a student chapter of AATCC (Buffalo State University, Fashion Institute of Technology, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, University of Rhode Island).
Demonstrated scholastic progress towards the intended degree. Given this, and the need to apply the scholarship to future study, the recipients will usually be sophomores and juniors at the time of application.
Financial need.
Demonstrated work experience and history.
US citizen.
A scholarship recipient maintaining a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of greater than 2.5 would be eligible to reapply for a second year of scholarship support.

Nomination

A letter will be sent to participating university department heads early each year asking for nominees and requesting a scholarship application and supporting information. Students may also apply for this scholarship. Some colleges and universities offer applications forms to students to fill out when requesting scholarship aid. These university scholarship forms can also be submitted for this scholarship.

The deadline for receipt of nominee information will be March 31 each year. The President/Secretary of AATCC Foundation will report to the appropriate school the name of the newly selected recipient by May 15.

Application

Eligible students may fill out the Scholarship Application Form

PRINT a copy of the completed application form, attach the requested documents and MAIL to:

AATCC President/Secretary

AATCC Foundation

PO Box 12215

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2215