Goodyear “Elevate Your Genius” Scholarship
GOAL: To actively advance The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s continuing commitment to
the promotion of education in STEM disciplines
PURPOSE: To benefit talented high school students who are pursuing a career in engineering
AWARDS: For STEM Career Day 2016, Goodyear has partnered with the University of Akron,
Case Western Reserve University, and Cleveland State University to provide scholarship
opportunities for students who plan to attend these schools to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in
engineering. Additionally, Goodyear is solely funding scholarships for students to attend any
accredited college or university program to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in any STEM discipline,
which results in a total of over $35,000 in scholarship money to be awarded. Overall, nine
students will be awarded one of nine scholarships in her/his name to the university she/he is to
attend per the following details:
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(4) $5,000 two-year scholarships ($2,500/year) to the University of Akron to pursue a
Bachelor’s degree in engineering
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(1) $5,000 two-year scholarship ($2,500/year) to Case Western Reserve University to
pursue a Bachelor’s degree in engineering
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(1) $5,000 two-year scholarship ($2,500/year) to Cleveland State University to pursue a
Bachelor’s degree in engineering
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(3) $2,500 one-year scholarships to an accredited college or university to pursue a
Bachelor’s degree in any STEM discipline
Criteria for the distribution of the academic awards:
The applicant should be a high school senior enrolled in a public or private school or home
schooled in Northeast Ohio.
a. The applicant must complete a formal application by March 11, 2016 by submitting all
required materials which include:
 Application document
 “Elevate Your Genius” creative component (see details on application)
 One letter of recommendation from a math or science teacher
 High school transcript
 SAT or ACT scores (a photocopy of the official score report)
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b. The applicant must provide evidence of acceptance into a baccalaureate undergraduate
engineering program (or STEM program in the case of the STEM scholarships) or a letter
of intent. (Copy of official acceptance letter must be provided prior to check being issued
to the school in the winner’s name. If evidence is not provided by August 15, 2016, the
scholarship is forfeited to the runner-up.)
c. Academic Status: Must have a GPA of 3.0 or greater
d. Eligibility: U.S. Citizen
e. Applicant should attend the Goodyear STEM Career Day on April 30, 2016. Alternatively,
in the case of a scheduling conflict for an applicant for the 2016 event, any previous
Goodyear Engineering Career Day/STEM Career Day attendance can be used to qualify
for the scholarships. We would, however, strongly prefer that applicants attend STEM
Career Day 2016. Please make any scheduling conflicts known when submitting an
application if using prior event attendance to qualify is necessary.
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GOODYEAR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Deadline: March 11, 2016
Submission Instructions:
Submit all application materials to gySTEM_careerday@goodyear.com with the subject line
reading ‘Your name - Scholarship Application for STEM Career Day 2016’. Please note that the
maximum file size accepted by this e-mail address is 15 MB, so if you wish to submit a
multimedia creative component, you may need to use an online host such as YouTube and
include a link with your application. Schools may e-mail transcripts or letters of recommendation
separately if necessary as long as the subject line is the same as specified above.
If and only if any of the application components cannot be submitted over the internet, please
note this in your electronic application and mail them to:
Lauren Brace
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
200 Innovation Way D/460D
Akron, OH 44316
Questions
regarding
the
application
and
requirements
can
be
sent
to
gySTEM_careerday@goodyear.com. Please put ‘Scholarship Question’ as the subject of the
email.
PLEASE TYPE (typing area will expand as you type if using Microsoft Word)
1.
Last Name:
2.
Date of Birth:
3.
Permanent Address:
City:
First:
State:
MI:
Email Address:
Zip:
Phone Number:
Educational Background
4. Name of High School:
5.
Address:
6.
Years Attended - From:
7.
Grade Point Average:
To:
If not on a 4 point scale, please indicate and explain:
8.
Extracurricular activities listed by school year, including athletics and community service
(please also indicate any officer positions you held):
9.
Honors and awards listed by school year:
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10. Have you ever attended any other high school, special educational programs (including
Goodyear’s Engineering Career Day), camps, or college or university? If so, please list
(include dates of attendance):
Future Career Plans
11. University you plan to attend:
12. Have you been accepted?
Yes
No (If yes, include copy of letter of acceptance
with application materials. If no, please provide letter of intent.)
13. Name of degree program:
Employment Experiences
14. Are you currently employed?
Yes
No
Number of hours you work each week:
Employer:
Type of Work:
15. Past Employers?
Yes
No
Employer:
Type of Work:
“Elevate Your Genius” Creative Component
16. Show us what you are doing today to elevate your STEM genius in preparation for your
career! Be creative and use any medium you like! Please attach separately with an
appropriate title and send with the application and other materials to the e-mail address
listed on page 3. If submitting via a website, please attach complete web address on a
separate page and title appropriately.
I certify that to the best of my knowledge, the information in this application is true and factual.
Signature
Date
Send this application along with photocopies of your high school grades and ACT or
SAT scores to the e-mail address listed on page 3 on or before March 11, 2016.
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