The Student
Scholarship
The Nominations and Awards Committees annually solicit and recommend candidate(s) for ITS Tennessee scholarship(s). A new scholarship entitled “ITS TN Student Scholarship” is now available to students pursuing an education in Intelligent Transportation or a related field.
This scholarship assists those seeking to pursue an education and career in Intelligent Transportation Systems. This scholarship is granted for one academic year. The total amount to be awarded in 2026 is $4,000. ITSTN will determine if the amount will be split into a primary and runner up scholarship based on applications received. Payment will be made directly to the institution the student will be attending in the 2026 academic year. In addition, the winner receives an all-expense paid trip (registration, lodging, meals, travel per mile) to attend the ITSTN Awards Presentation with recognition at the event. Due to the Southeastern ITS Summit being held in place of this year's ITS Annual Meeting, Award Presentation Details TBD.
Both under-graduate and graduate students are eligible for consideration. It is expected that applicants are students pursuing a degree in engineering or a field of study related to intelligent transportation.
Criteria
1. Applicant must either be a full-time student at an academic institution of higher learning that is a current ITSTN University member, or a full-time student with an individual Student ITSTN membership, or a part-time student and employed (full or part time) by an ITSTN Agency Member.
2. Applicants must be pursuing higher education and enrolled in an accredited college, university, community college, or technical school and be studying in a discipline related to intelligent transportation.
3. Undergraduates must have an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher and graduate students must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Process
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Applications may be obtained from any member Agency or from Jake Wilson, ITS TN Nominations and Awards Committee Chair, at the address below.
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Every applicant must submit an application form, completed in full, as well as an essay of 1000 ±50 words on the following topic: "ITS Needs to Support Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Deployments.” Essays must be original and written solely by the scholarship applicant.
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Applicant must also arrange for a letter of reference to be sent directly to ITSTN. The letter must come from a) in case of a full-time student – the faculty advisor from the school you are attending, or b) in case of an agency member or non-member – an Executive from your agency.
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Completed applications with essays and letters of reference are to be submitted by email to
Jake Wilson, PE
ITS TN Nominations and Awards Committee
scholarships@itstn.org
Deadline
Applications, essays and Letters of Reference must be received on or before March 27, 2026 by 5:00PM (CST).