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Deadline March 9, 2020
AARS is pleased to announce a call for applications for the MSU Railway Management Certificate Course Scholarship sponsored by a major benefactor. The scholarship is for the four-week course and includes all lodging, breakfasts, lunches, textbooks and other classroom and field trip costs. Transportation costs to and from the course and most dinners are not included in the scholarship.
The scholarship is available to all AARS (or non members with an application pending for membership) who have been employed by a railroad company for a minimum of three years and have the support of their current company throughout the course. The deadline for application is March 9, 2020. Applications are available online at www.supt.org or by calling the AARS office at 331-643-3369. Applications are to be submitted to the AARS office at the address listed below.
Dates for the course will be available soon. For those interested in information regarding the course go to https://broad.msu.edu/railway-center/ or contact Nick Little, Director Rail Projects, Michigan State University, at littlen@broad.msu.edu.
Module 1: Railway Business Administration
April 27- May 1, 2020 – East Lansing, Michigan (MSU Campus)
Module 2: Railway Regulation, Safety & the Rail Industry
June 8-12, 2020 – Washington, DC Area
Module 3: Railway Operations
September 14-18, 2020 – Chicago, Illinois (railway “heart” of the USA)
Module 4: Railway Engineering and Technology
October 26-30, 2020 – Pueblo, Colorado (Home of TTCI)
To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must:
The Scholarship is fully funded by a benefactor of the program.
The scholarship is for the four-week course and includes all lodging, breakfasts, lunches, textbooks and other classroom and field trip costs. Transportation costs to and from the course and most dinners are not included in the scholarship.
Applications are available by clicking on the link below, through the AARS web site, www.supt.org., or the AARS Office, PO Box 200, La Fox, IL 60147 (331-643-3369).
Click on the MSU Scholarship Form link below to access the application:
Applications must be mailed (PO Box 200, LaFox IL 60147), email to Carrie Foor cfoor54@msn.com, and received by AARS no later than March 9. The successful candidate will be notified the second week of March, 2020.
To apply for the scholarship the following materials must be completed and submitted to the President of the AARS: