Scholarship Details – Currently Accepting Submissions For 2019

*A-1 Auto Transport will NOT share, sell, rent or otherwise transfer any student information.

How much is the scholarship?

Three awards worth $1,000, $500, and $250 will be awarded under the A-1 Auto Transport Scholarship every year. The scholarship will be sent directly to the school/university/college’s financial aid office.

Who is eligible?

Any current, full-time, part-time student of an accredited or non-accredited institute, truck driving school or other logistics program, must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 to become eligible. There is no requirement of minimum age.

How do I apply?

To apply for this scholarship, applicants must write an essay/article (of at least 1000 words and may NOT be posted elsewhere on the internet) about a topic related to this site. Some typical topics could be anything related to:

• vehicle shipping services
• moving cars overseas
• enclosed/covered auto transport
• doortodoor car transportation
• classic car transport services
• motorcycle moving
• TL & LTL freight transport
• state to state moving
• overseas moving
• etc.

Applications will be taken on a rolling basis. Email your essay/article to: scholarships@a1autotransport.com along with your full name, contact information, and school you will be attending.

Important dates:

Last date to apply for the scholarship program is March 10, 2019.

Who decides the winner?

Essays/articles shall be posted on our website with content attributed to the author and linked from this page, to be voted on by the A-1 Auto Transport Scholarship committee. The A-1 Auto Transport scholarship committee will be announcing the winners on our website at the end of March 2018. The winners will also be notified via email.

I submitted my essay, now what?

Once you submit, we recommend you get the word out — let all of your friends and family know about this scholarship and share the link to your essay with them on your social media.

2018/2019 essays

1. Truck Driver Shortage U.S.A – Submitted by Brendan Lieser
   on 08/03/18
2. Classic car transport – Submitted by Jacob Anania
   on 09/02/18
3. International Car Shipping – Submitted by Quinton L Vandenberghe
   on 09/09/18
4. The importance of Transportation – Submitted by Hana Al Asadi
   on 09/12/18
5. Car shipping across the world – Submitted by Nooraldeen Hajjaj
   on 09/24/18
6. Types of Transport – Submitted by Mamadou Wade
   on 09/24/18
7. Military Vehicle Shipping – Submitted by Lindsey Wyatt
   on 10/15/18
8. Moving Across The Country – Submitted by Sabra Carlyle
   on 10/21/18
9. Memories, Freedom, Personality – Submitted by Abby Matson
   on 10/30/18
10. Assembly Lines, Shipping and the Open Seas – Submitted by Hannah G. Daggerhart
    on 10/31/18
11. Moving Cars Overseas – Submitted by Sydney Marasco
    on 11/06/18
12. Valuable Transport Services – Submitted by Cameron Miller
    on 11/07/18
13. The Moving Overseas Project – Submitted by Anna Gal
    on 11/13/18
14. If I had known about A-1 – Submitted by Jose Angel Rodriguez
    on 11/14/18
15. Texting while driving – Submitted by Kenleigh Anna Benoit
    on 11/15/18
16. The Danger of Texting – Submitted by Brandon Tazbazian
    on 11/15/18
17. Dangerous Driving Habits – Submitted by Alan Barraza
    on 11/16/2018
18. Driving on The Road – Submitted by Mickel Ja’ray Warren
    on 11/16/2018
19. Reducing Dangerous Driving Habits – Submitted by Jesus Camacho
    on 11/16/2018
20. Distracting Driving – Submitted by Maddison Elizabeth Stinson
    on 11/16/2018
21. Preventing Crashes – Submitted by Sydney Llanes Herrenschmidt
    on 11/16/2018
22. When was the last time you texted and drove? – Submitted by Joselyn A Castaneda
    on 11/17/2018
23. Driving can be Extremely Dangerous – Submitted by Gwendalinn Rose Prunty
    on 11/17/2018
24. Dangerous Teenagers – Submitted by Susana Perez Fernandez
    on 11/17/2018
25. Nowadays Driving – Submitted by Bianca Gomes Recova
    on 11/17/2018
26. Auto and Road Safety – Submitted by Dyllan Taylor
    on 12/18/2018
27. Motorcycle Paradise – Submitted by Brandon Puente
    on 12/26/2018
28. Life on the Road – Submitted by Joseph Michael Mackenzie
    on 01/04/19
29. Shortage of Truck Drivers in The United States – Submitted by Sierra Dawn Manees
    on 01/08/19
30. Drunk Driving – Submitted by Lindsey Miller
    on 01/09/19

Winners 2018 – Congratulations And We Know You’ll Make Us Proud!

*Update 4-3-18 – We have selected our winners!

1. $1,000 prize: “Comedy in cars” submitted by Warren Alphonso
2. $500 prize: “Moving Internationally” submitted by Esme Crocker
3. $250 prize: “Keep on Trucking: Reducing our Carbon Footprint” submitted by Akudo McGee

We will be contacting the winners so they can claim their scholarships soon.

Thanks to everybody who participated, if you didn’t win this year feel free to try again next year. Submissions for next year will be opening soon so stay tuned and keep checking the website for updates!