NRC opens application period for 2019 scholarships

May 20, 2019
The rail contracting association has three tiers of awards with at least $21,000 available in tuition assistance.
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The National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) has opened the application process for its scholarship program, which has at least $21,000 in tuition assistance to qualifying candidates.

Children or grandchildren of employees of NRC member companies qualify for the three-tiered awards, which will consist of a first place award of $12,000, second place award of $6,000 each and third place award of $3,000 each. While there will be a single first place award winner, the NRC Scholarship Committee has the authority to award additional second and third place prizes if it sees fit.

In addition to being a child or grandchild of an NRC member company, applicants must be enrolled at the time of application as a full-time college student at an accredited two-year college offering an associate's degree or an accredited four-year college or university offering a bachelor's degree, or as a recently graduated high school senior who is enrolled to start college this fall.

Scholarship funds will be sent directly to the student at the beginning of the next term of study. Students must be in attendance for a full year following receipt of the award.

Applications are due Aug. 30 and are available for download at www.nrcma.org.

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Mischa Wanek-Libman serves as editor in chief of Mass Transit magazine. She is responsible for developing and maintaining the magazine’s editorial direction and is based in the western suburbs of Chicago.

Wanek-Libman has spent more than 20 years covering transportation issues including construction projects and engineering challenges for various commuter railroads and transit agencies. She has been recognized for editorial excellence through her individual work, as well as for collaborative content. 

She is an active member of the American Public Transportation Association's Marketing and Communications Committee and serves as a Board Observer on the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Board of Directors.  

She is a graduate of Drake University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with a major in magazine journalism and a minor in business management.