Scholarships
SC&RF Announces Eight Winners to Close 2020
(December 9, 2020) – The SC&R Foundation is pleased to announce eight winners selected for the October Vocational/Technical Scholarship round, bringing the total scholarship recipients to 25 for the year. Scholarships are a part of the Foundation and Association’s ongoing commitment to workforce development. Jennifer Marotta is the Taylor Family Foundation Continuing Education Scholarship recipient.…
Read MoreSC&RF Announces New Corporate Named Scholarship: GKS Lifting and Moving Solutions LLC
(Centreville, VA) – The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Foundation (SC&RF) has announced a new corporate named scholarship sponsored by SC&RA (Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association) member company GKS Lifting and Moving Solutions LLC – based out of Springfield, Ohio. GKS committed to an amount of $1,000 per year, for three years. Each year, a recipient will…
Read MoreExperienced Workers Expand Career Options with Scholarships
The August recipients of SC&RF’s Vocational/Technical Scholarships include several individuals with construction industry experience. It takes unique skills and certifications to work in crane, rigging, and specialized transportation. These individuals are applying for scholarships in order to continue on a career path in this specialty field. Andrew Brosnac, an apprentice oiler for SC&RA member company…
Read MoreNew Class-A CDL Training Scholarship available from Associated Training Services
Associated Training Services (ATS), one of SC&RF’s Partners in Education, has been training truck drivers for nearly 60 years. Founder, Robert Klabacka, established the Diesel Truck Driver Training School in 1963 and opened ATS as an affiliate in 1996. New to the SC&RF Partners in Education Program offered by ATS is a Class A Commercial…
Read MoreFree Online Learning and Course Codes for Educators
Industrial Training International (ITI), one of SC&RF’s Partners in Education, offers more than 1,200 hours of online course content. Its new Learning Hub aggregates free content from a variety of sources as well as custom ITI training. This includes 40+ videos and courses covering Fundamental topics and Level 1 Competency Areas—perfect for students or people…
Read MoreSC&RF Announces Recipients of June Round of Vocational/Technical Scholarships
(August 5, 2020) – The Vocational/Technical Scholarship program and the Partners in Education program of the SC&RF have 7 rounds annually and 10-15 applicants per round. Individuals are selected to receive free or reduced tuition toward training with a Partner in Education organization (ATS, CICB, ITI, Morrow Equipment Company or NCCCO). Additionally, the SC&RF has $27,000…
Read MoreAward Winners Seek to Advance or Change Careers
Osiel Alonzo, received $4,500 towards a crane operator course at West Coast Crane. Scholarship applicants are often introduced to careers in crane, rigging, and specialized transportation after first working in related industries, such as manufacturing, logistics, or oil and gas. This is true for several of the recipients of the April and June 2020 SC&RF…
Read MoreSC&RF to Maintain 100% Funding for Scholarship Program; Winners from April Round
The SC&RF Board met virtually in May and agreed to maintain 100 percent funding for scholarships. “All our applications for the April round are from individuals who are seeking to better themselves during this time of unemployment due to COVID-19,” said Scholarship Chair, Debbi Evans. The April selections include five individuals seeking training: Jennifer Marotta…
Read More2020 Scholarship Winners
Collegiate Scholarships: Grace Erlinger Grace Erlinger, from Peachtree City, Georgia, was awarded a $1,000 Jay Shiffler Memorial Scholarship. She currently attends the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, and is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in chemical and biochemical engineering. Grace’s father is the SE district manager at Link-Belt Construction Equipment. As she contemplates her…
Read More4-29-20 – SC&RF ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FOR 2020
(Centreville, VA – April 29, 2020) – The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Foundation (SC&RF) has selected the winners of its 2020 collegiate scholarship program as well as the first round of its vocational/technical scholarship winners. Five college and university students preparing for or furthering careers related to the crane, rigging and specialized transportation industries were selected…
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