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CIFFA Scholarship Program
Introduction
CIFFA’s primary purposes are to lead the industry by providing education, advocacy and membership opportunities to the community.
Objective
The objectives of the CIFFA Scholarship program are to:
- Promote higher learning in international trade, logistics and commerce.
- Increase awareness of freight forwarding as a career among children of CIFFA Regular Members’ employees.
- Support the children of CIFFA Regular Members’ employees in achieving higher learning designations.
Purpose
The purpose of the Scholarship Program is to disburse funds annually to children of CIFFA Regular Member employees who are pursuing higher learning in an accredited Canadian college or university.
Eligibility
- Child of an employee in good standing of a CIFFA Regular Member company as of April 1st of the award year.
- Letter of employment certifying permanent full time or permanent part time employment of parent at least 20 hours/week signed by an officer of the company.
- Student entering his/her first year of undergraduate or graduate studies at an accredited Canadian college or university.
- Enrolled in international trade, logistics or business course leading to a diploma or degree.
- High school transcripts showing marks as of March 1 of the award year
- Submission of a 500 word essay entitled, “The Value of Higher Education”
- Three letters of reference from employer, teacher, coach, charitable organization, or other
- Resume outlining volunteer activities, interests, part-time work etc.
Operations
Annual scholarships are awarded as determined by the National Board of Directors and on the recommendation of the Executive Director at each November Board Meeting for the subsequent year. (Annual budgets will consider scholarships)
Scholarships are in the amount of $3,000 with a minimum of one and a maximum of three scholarships being awarded each year. Scholarships are paid in two installments of $1500 during the first and second years of study.
The scholarships are advertized in The Forwarder and in the e-Bulletin from March - May each year. Applications will be accepted between April 1st and May 15th each year.
Applications are forwarded to a three-member jury who will review material, score essays and select winner(s). The three-member jury will be comprised of the CIFFA Past President, and the two longest sitting Directors from the other two Regions. The jury scores the applicants’ essays and resumes using a scoring matrix and determines the winner(s).
Winners are announced at the June National Board of Directors meeting.
Funding
- CIFFA will budget the award amount as determined by the National Board of Directors each year (minimum $3,000) from general operating funds to support this annual scholarship.
- A portion of net proceeds from all Regional networking events (Golf tournaments, FCA dinners etc.) is directed to funding the CIFFA Scholarship program.
An important aspect of this program is the concept of ‘giving back’ to community. If CIFFA Members know that the fees they pay to golf or to attend an FCA contribute in some small way towards the promotion of educational excellence, they will have a ‘good feeling’ about their participation. Regional Committees may choose to advertise that ‘a portion of net proceeds’ of events supports educational excellence -- CIFFA’s Scholarship Program. Regional Committees may decide to hold additional ‘fund raising’ within existing events – such as raffles, closest to the pin, etc. to raise money specifically in support of the CIFFA Scholarship Program.
Application
Access the scholarship application for 2010.
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