Eligibility

• Awardees must be an employee of a Region VI VPPPA member company, or a spouse, child or grandchild of an employee of a Region VI VPPPA member company. Region VI VPPPA Board of Directors, their spouse, child or grandchild are not eligible.
• Awardees must have graduated High School or possess a GED prior to submitting an application for consideration.
• Awardees must have completed one full year (24 credit hours) of college level studies.  Note: This requirement does not apply to an employee of a Region VI VPPPA member company as long as they are a full-time employee and working a minimum of 40 hours per week
• Awardees must be majoring in Occupational Safety or Occupational Health field for 2 of the scholarships, or must be majoring in a technical field of study such as Engineering, Chemistry or Environmental for 2 of the scholarships.
• This downloaded form must be post marked to deliver by April 21st, 2025.     

Academic Requirements

• The student must have a grade point average of > 3.0 out of 4.0 at the time of application.

Application Criteria

• The Region VI VPPPA Scholarship Committee may request subsequent academic records as deemed necessary.  Deadline for online intent to apply is April 21st, 2025.

Recepient Selction

• Final award decision will be announced by the Region VI VPPPA Scholarship Committee on or about May 3^rd, 2025.