2006 IAM Scholarship Information

2006 Scholarship Applications and Forms
To be valid, an application must be submitted on the appropriate form. Click here to find the appropriate forms and applications.

Mayfield Scholarship: At the 2004 Grand Lodge convention, the delegates voted unanimously to name one of the scholarships after Roman A. Mayfield, a 55-year member of D.L. 751, now deceased.  This will be given to one of the scholarship recipients who best represent the spirit of volunteerism and strong sense of service to their community that was the hallmark of Brother Mayfield.  

ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPETITION 
Any Applicant Must Be Either-- 
• an IAM member, or 
• the son, daughter, stepchild or legally adopted child of an IAM member.

A Member Applicant--  
• must have two years of continuous good-standing membership up to and including the closing date of the competition which is February 24, 2006, 
• the IAM member must maintain continuous good-standing membership throughout the life of the award, 
• must be working in a company under contract with the IAM, 
• may apply, whether entering college or vocational/technical school as a freshman or at a higher level with some college credits already completed,
• may apply as a full-time or part-time student,
• if not a winner, may apply again the following year.

Child of a Member Applicant-- 
• must have one living parent with two years of continuous good-standing membership up to and including the closing date of February 24, 2006, 
• must be planning to graduate during the winter or by the end of the spring 2006 school year (i.e., normally a high school senior or completing the last year of college preparatory work), 
• must plan to take a regular college or vocational/technical program on a full-time basis, maintaining qualifying grades, 
• will be eligible if the parent died after the son or daughter entered high school, if the parent had two years of "continuous good-standing membership" at the time of death,
• A "continuous good-standing membership" is understood to be a period of membership during which the member continuously has paid monthly dues uninterrupted by withdrawal cards,  
• the IAM member must maintain continuous good-standing membership throughout the life of the award.

Ineligible Applicants Include-- 
• applicants who do not intend to work without interruption for a bachelor's degree or completion of a vocational/technical school certification, 
• members' children who are attending or have already attended college or vocational/technical school, 
• children of members on the payroll of the Grand Lodge, 
• graduate students, 
• applicants who do not plan to enroll in an accredited college or vocational/technical school.  

NOTE:  If an Application Packet is not received within 30 days after it was requested, or if the wrong packet was received, the Scholarship Program should be notified promptly so that the correct packet may be sent.

Again, application packets postmarked later than February 24, 2006, will NOT be acknowledged or considered.  No exceptions will be permitted even if a third party is responsible for delay.

All Scholarship Applicants are Advised--
• to obtain guidance from their high school teachers and counselors in pursuing a college education or for attending vocational/technical school,
• not to wait until awards are announced before making other plans for financing a college education,
• to apply early for scholarships or awards from several other sources, and
• to make early application for admission to at least three colleges.

The Selection Committee
Award recipients will be chosen by an independent Selection Committee composed of four qualified educators from the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

The Selection Procedure
The Committee attempts to select from each IAM territory applicants who have demonstrated learning ability and all-around suitability for college work or for attending vocational/technical school.  In reaching this determination, many factors are taken into consideration, including:  grades, attitude toward study, personal references, and available test scores, the opinion of counselors and teachers and activities outside of school.  For member applicants, weight is given to participation in local lodge responsibilities.  Canadian students are judged according to Canadian scholastic standards.  The IAM scholarship winners and honorable mentions will be announced in the 2006 Summer issue of the IAM Journal. 

All Award Recipients
• are responsible for obtaining admission to the college or vocational/technical school of the student's choice
• must take a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree or its equivalent if attending college or required courses for vocational/technical school
• may attend a two-year accredited college and transfer for the last two years.**