A-1 Auto Transport Annual Scholarship

We are one of the biggest U.S. based auto shippers. We provide worldwide shipping and have offices, storage facilities available in most of the main cities and metro areas throughout the U.S and overseas. Our team has decided to create a scholarship program (A-1 Auto Transport Scholarship) for the students so that they can get some help in meeting their education related expenses.

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

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

$1,000 prize: “Comedy In Cars” submitted by Warren Alphonso
$500 prize: “Moving Internationally” submitted by Esme Crocker
$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!

*Update 3-13-18 – Scholarship submissions are currently CLOSED. We will be posting the winners shortly, please come back often as winners will be announced in the next week. Best of luck to everyone who participated!

Scholarship Details

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:

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, 2018.

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, Inc. 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.

2017-2018 Essay Submissions

How a Traffic Jam Changed my Life – Submitted by Cristina Garcia on 5/5/17
The Chasm – Submitted by Karla Alvarez on 05/09/17
Maritim Logistics – Submitted by Fantahun Birhanu on 05/10/17
Coming Into College I did not know what to Expect – Submitted by Sunail Luthra on 5/8/17
Transporting and shipping a vintage or classic car – Submitted by Valerie Krhoda on 06/07/17
Flying Cars – Submitted by Sophie M on 06/13/17
Transport – Submitted by Abhishek Singh Yadav on 06/14/17
A-1 Auto Transport Company – Submitted by Leonard Habineza on 06/16/17
Shipping to Armenia – Submitted by Anna Stepanyan on 07/10/17
How important does an individual feel about transporting their car – Submitted by Alejandra Fernandez on 07/14/17
A1 Auto Transport Professional Service – Submitted by Jared Hites on 07/24/17
All About A-1 Auto Transport – Submitted by Alice Richardson on 08/16/17
Auto Transport services – Submitted by Ogunde Taiwo Aderemi on 08/26/17
Yacht Shipping – Submitted by Courtney Lynn on 08/31/17
A1- Auto Transport to the Rescue – Submitted by Richard Levites on 09/18/17
The Enthusiast’s Car Trailer – Submitted by Michael Luhm 09/19/17
Just How Easy It is To Ship With A-1 Auto Transport Services – Submitted by Chelsea Watt on 09/30/17
Keep on Trucking: Reducing our Carbon Footprint – Submitted by Akudo McGee on 10/01/17
How Disney Pixar’s Cars Would Be Different If A-1 Auto Transport Had Been Involved – Submitted by Kamryn Yanchick on 10/21/17
Spring Bike Project – Submitted by Thomas Franco
on 10/21/17
Adventures in Moving Internationally – Submitted by Amy Moore
on 11/04/17
Distracted Driver – Submitted by Shane Adams
on 11/05/17
Successful Moving Services – Submitted by Soleil Ailin Mora García 11/17/17
Ways to improve auto transportation services in Brazil – Submitted by Daniel Setton
on 11/20/17
The importance of Transport – Submitted by Pedro Guedes
on 11/20/17
Vehicle Importation – Submitted by Augustine Nnaemeka
on 11/23/17
Skipping town, twice – Submitted by Pierina Alfaro Caso
on 11/24/17
A-1 Transport Company – Submitted by Christina Lois Ansu
on 11/28/17
The Auto Broker – Submitted by Babatunde Ademola Simeon
on 11/29/17
Well Trusted A-1 Auto Transport – Submitted by Julia Rizzo
on 12/01/17
Moving Internationally – Submitted by Esme Crocker
on 12/10/17
Moving Away – Submitted by Justine Spirz
on 12/12/17
Long Distance Moving – Submitted by Devyn Blangeard
on 12/14/17
Long distance moving can be the best or the hardest – Submitted by Larry Eason
on 12/17/17
Transporting Large Quantities of Valuable Items – Submitted by Leonardo Conroy
on 12/26/17
How to Properly Ship an Antique – Submitted by LeeAnna McWhorter
on 12/27/17
My Hectic Test Eve – Submitted by Natalie Epps
on 01/01/18
Moving Internationally – Submitted by Patricia M. Sanchez
on 01/03/18
History of the Automobile Business and Shipping – Submitted by Charles Boutwell on 03/01/18
It’s Up to Us – Submitted by Tyler Duvall
on 01/04/18
Moving internationally – Submitted by Kathia Granados
on 01/05/18
My Long Distance Move Across the Nation – Submitted by Myrissa LaClair
on 01/06/18
Moving can be a difficult – Submitted by Evelyn Sixtos-Aguirre
on 01/12/18
Transportation and Shipping of Classic Automobiles – Submitted by Colton Riley Baker
on 01/16/18
The Chevrolet Corvette – Submitted by Kyle Burton
on 01/19/18
International Moving – Submitted by Lydia Morris
on 01/22/18
What options do you have to ship cars using A-1 Auto? – Submitted by Ethan E. Joyner
on 01/27/18
A1 Auto – hand by hand with my dreams – Submitted by Emelia Yelencich
on 02/03/18
Import a car from the United States: beware of hidden fees – Submitted by Maryam Sadek on 02/03/18
Moving from State to State – Submitted by Tyler C. Murray
on 02/08/18
Main struggle with study abroad – Submitted by Sun Geun Yu
on 02/08/18
Land transportation – Submitted by Sekou Kadary Coulibaly
on 02/09/19
Toyota 4Runner – Submitted by Terry Sparks
on 02/12/18
RVs – Submitted by Bailey Cohen
on 02/13/18
Autonomous Vehicles in the Modern Day – Submitted by Colin Powers on 02/12/18
The Big Green Car – Submitted by Sloane E. Mercer
on 02/19/18
Moving Disaster: When Everything Seems to Go Wrong – Submitted by Jordyn Randall
on 02/20/18
Shipping My (father’s) Motorcycle – Submitted by Skylar Rogers
on 02/20/18
The Effects of Freight Shipping on an Economy – Submitted by Logan Faulkner
on 02/21/18
Classic car and truck Transport – Submitted by Kara Leitch
on 02/22/18
Long Distance Moving – Submitted by Heather Curry
on 02/23/18
Self Driving Cars – Submitted by Alvaro Andres Delgado Junior
on 02/23/18
My earliest memory in my car – Submitted by Madelyn Swan
on 02/23/18
Christmas break in 2017 – Submitted by Cody Smargiassi
on 02/23/18
Transports and human’s life – Submitted by SEWA AGGEE HOUEFA
on 02/26/18
WHY IS A-1 THE RIGHT AUTO TRANSPORT COMPANY FOR YOU? – Submitted by Sameen Merali on 02/27/18
New Year, New Home – Submitted by Catera Isme
on 02/27/18
A-1 Auto Transport for Students – Submitted by Dennis Castro
on 02/27/18
Door to Door Service – Submitted by Morgan Nicole Miller
on 02/27/18
How logistics can be green – A companies philosophy on how to run a ‘Green Business’ – Submitted by Eyüp Karakeci on 03/01/18
The Automobile Industry – Submitted by Nicole Goetz
on 03/01/18
Using Artificial Intelligence in Automatic Automovil – Submitted by Aasim Mohammad Islam on 03/02/18
Why I Chose Logistics – Submitted by Kara Nicole Permenter
on 03/04/18
What makes A1-Auto Transport the best? – Submitted by Julia Lagunilla Pereda
on 03/04/18
Smooth Sailing with A-1 Auto Transport Inc. – Submitted by Victoria Tobes
on 03/04/18
2864 Miles: My Journey for a Better Education – Submitted by Keegan Chapin
on 03/04/18
The Future of Self Driving Cars – Submitted by Bryce Reed
on 03/05/18
A Thousand Miles – Submitted by Joey Cahue
on 03/05/18
She said it would be a fun trip – Submitted by Aaron Riley
on 03/05/18
Moving – Submitted by Heather Doherty
on 03/05/18
Importing Cars into the Developing World – Submitted by Arden Reynolds
on 03/05/18
Transport and motion in life and art – Submitted by Emilio Lara Vargas
on 03/06/18
A-1 Auto Transport in Europe – Submitted by Lisa Stehr
on 03/06/18
The Open Road Ahead: Anticipating the Future of Auto Transport – Submitted by Jonathan Schouest on 03/06/18
The adventures of A-1 – Submitted by Michaela Read
on 03/06/18
Dear dad, I’m moving away! – Submitted by Ana Marija
on 03/06/18
The Best Birthday Present Ever! – Submitted by Jackson Thomas Gray
on 03/06/18
Shipping Vehicles with A-1 Auto Transport – Submitted by Kolton Ellis
on 03/06/18
Green A=1 Auto Transport – Submitted by William Timothy Wilson
on 03/06/18
INTERNATIONAL MOVING IS A HASSLE — BEING A GLOBAL THINKER CAN MAKE IT EASIER – Submitted by Mackenzie Meadows
on 03/06/18
Moving is one of life’s great paradoxes – Submitted by Sarah Morris
on 03/06/18
Comedy in cars – Submitted by Warren Alphonso
on 03/06/18
Moving Knowledge – Submitted by Madeline Marie Crane
on 03/07/18
International moving – Submitted by Joel Santos
on 03/07/18
ScholarshipOwl – Submitted by Stephanie Pavlova
on 03/06/18
My Open Letter – Submitted by Hannah J. McDonald
on 03/07/18
Going… Going… Gone! – Submitted by Luis Cisneros
on 03/07/18
A-1 Auto Transport Scholarship: Moving Long Distance – Submitted by Emily Ryan Isaacson 03/07/18
From Coastline to Snowline – Submitted by Faith Nicole McQuoid
on 03/07/18
Shipping A Car Overseas– The Demand Determinants of Vehicles in St. Vincent – Submitted by Curtis Johnson on 03/07/18
7 Very Good Reasons Why You Should Know about A-1 Auto
Transport, even if You Don’t Own a Car. – Submitted by Beatrice Bancheri
on 03/08/18
Innovation Strategies for the Logistics Sector – Submitted by Marcell Bozsik
on 03/08/18
Auto Transport, Necessary? – Submitted by Marisa Sully
on 03/08/18
The Woes of Moving and What to Do About Them – Submitted by Hannah Jacobs
on 03/08/18
“A car is a living organism” – Submitted by Iulia Tertilova
on 03/08/18
5 reasons to choose A1 Auto Transport for Shipping Classic car – Submitted by Abu Hansat MD Rhydwan on 03/08/18
Importing cars in Benin – Submitted by SEWA AGGEE HOUEFA
on 03/08/18
Safe A-1 Auto Transport – Submitted by Alejandra V. Gutierrez
on 03/08/18
Flying Ambulance – Submitted by ANNE MARIE ABBAN-DEMITRUS
on 03/08/18
Auto Transporting for Dummies – Submitted by Kayla Taylor
on 03/08/18
How Having Access to Affordable and Reliable Automobile Transport Can Impact Lives – Submitted by Kate Brown on 03/08/18
Why play by the rules when you can change the game? – Submitted by Dora Brajdić
on 03/09/18
Move My Car, Please – Submitted by Samuel Grady-Lee Kilby
on 03/09/18
They call me Grandma’s piano | Moving a piano – Submitted by Diana Igorevna Petrova
on 03/08/18
Assembly Lines, Shipping, and the Open Seas – Submitted by Hannah Grace Daggerhart
on 03/09/18
A-1 Auto Transport and Immigrants – Submitted by Leah Deacon
on 03/09/18
Moving is never an easy process – Submitted by Veruzka Gómez
on 03/09/18
Vehicles are a very critical part of the world today – Submitted by Candice Johnson
on 03/09/18
Moving to Texas – Submitted by Devin Alston
on 03/09/18
Moving Across the World, with a Blanket of Stars – Submitted by Aasha Shaik
on 03/09/18
Ten Keys to Enjoyable Moving, Family-Style – Submitted by Gabrielle Oldham
on 03/09/18
Passing on a Family Treasure & Searching for My Car – Submitted by Connor Schlosser
on 03/09/18
A Bridge To Another Culture – Submitted by Breanna Comunale
on 03/09/18
The Value of the Right Auto Transport Company for Your Classic Car – Submitted by Eric Anderson on 03/09/18
A1- Shipping Autos…Connecting Emotions – Submitted by Shreyas Tiruvaskar
on 03/10/18
To move internationally is to take a risk – Submitted by Alexandra Croteau
on 03/10/18
The time to move – Submitted by SHLOK SINGHVI
on 03/10/18
About the security check in travel – Submitted by Fu Buyun
on 03/10/18
Moving Forward – Submitted by Montana Joyce
on 03/10/18
Dad’s Car – Submitted by Ellianna Hanell
on 03/10/18
Moving overseas – Submitted by Zoe Schindler
on 03/10/18
Moving – Submitted by Maxwell Hathaway
on 03/10/18
Car towing services at A-1 AutoTransport Services – Submitted by Connie Francovig
on 03/10/18
“Wide Open Spaces” – Submitted by Shelby Krafka on 03/10/18
Making Moves and Taking Names – Submitted by Madylin Becker on 03/10/18
Tips and Tricks: How to Move Internationally – Submitted by Praosakun Chittapraneerat on 03/10/18
Military Brat (Without the Military) – Submitted by Lauren Hedenstrom
on 03/10/18
LET’S ALL BE FREE – Submitted by Cierra Waters
on 03/10/18
Lunar Orbit – Submitted by Amanda Nguyen on 03/10/18
Renewable Energies To The Sustainable Development Of The Shipping Industry And The Society – Submitted by Trang Thuy Nguyen on 03/10/18
Moving internationally – Submitted by Katya Budnik
on 03/10/18
Welcome to California! – Submitted by Nevate Holmes on 03/10/18
The Importance of Cars in the Past, Present, and Future – Submitted by Michelle Klein
on 03/10/18
Moving House – Submitted by Ian Christensen
on 03/10/18
Moving Internationally – Submitted by James Evan Redden
on 03/10/18
A Simple Guide to Moving – A Simple Guide to Moving
A Personal Recollection Of Moving – Submitted by Chad Cochran
on 03/10/18
Title? – Submitted by Genesis Pratt
on 03/10/18
The Driver’s Demise – Submitted by Peter Yould on 03/10/18
Too Far, Too Soon – Submitted by Anirban Mahanty
on 03/10/18
Shipping a classic car – Submitted by Angele Abi yaghi
on 03/10/18
It’s Time To Move The Tree – Submitted by Sharee Lopez
on 03/10/18
Considerations to take when your moving – Submitted by Rebekah Charping
on 03/10/18
How Moving Expanded My World – Submitted by Alexandra Tsanang
on 03/10/18
Planning A Successful Move – Submitted by Adam D. Block
on 03/10/18
Green A-1 Auto Transport – Submitted by Jacob Daniel-Thomas Trapp
on 03/10/18
A Few Good Men (And Their Cars) – Submitted by Dawn Wachtel
on 03/10/18
Why Motorcycles are Awesome – Submitted by Devon Byrne
on 03/10/18