The Canadian Urban Transit Association's (CUTA) Scholarship Program was first introduced in 2004 with the intent of developing and fostering expertise to improve the visibility of Public Transit as a career option and develop a stronger pool of expertise for the industry's future.

Since its inception, there has been a significant increase in applications received, thus strengthening the ties between student bodies and transit organizations.

Students Interested in Applying for a Scholarship

CUTA is offering the Centennial Scholarship Award Program for 2010. This program is open to all students currently pursing a career in Public Transit or other related fields such as Urban Planning, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Land Use Planning, Transportation /Transportation Management and Geography.

Five $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to deserving students registered in full-time Canadian post-secondary institutions - one for each region (Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairies & Territories and British Columbia). The application process includes an essay question asking students to show how their course of study will prepare them for a career in public transit. We are also offering our applicants the opportunity to have their resumes posted on our website, which will allow CUTA members who may be recruiting to view an applicant's credentials and academic qualifications.  To ensure consistency in the scholarship selection process, a Scholarship Assessment Committee will be assembled to review applications from all 5 regions and the Committee will be chaired by the Vice-Chair of the Human Resources Committee. One student will be selected from each region and the winners of the competition will be announced at the next CUTA Trans-Expo Conference scheduled to take place in Vancouver in November 2010.

Please note that it is the student's responsibility to ensure that all documents are properly received by CUTA. Applications with missing documents will not be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee. The deadline to submit the 2010 Centennial Scholarship Awards Application along with all supporting documents is 27 August 2010.

Scholarship Award Application Form

Become a Sponsor - Transit Systems and Other Organizations

As a sponsor of the 2010 CUTA Centennial Scholarships we offer:

• The CUTA website Scholarship Section will show "Sponsored by Name of the Company" and hold your logo;
• Correspondence to members promoting the Scholarship will mention all sponsors by name;
• Your logo and mention in the Awards Booklet at the awards ceremony of the Trans-Expo CUTA Conference;
• Your logo and mention in the CUTA Conference Program;
• Your logo and acknowledgement in CUTA bulletins and FORUM Magazine;
• Designated table for scholarship recipients and representatives of the sponsoring organization who have registered for the conference;
• Banner ad on CUTA website.

Terms of Agreement

1. The Scholarship Program has four levels of sponsor to choose from, therefore, CUTA offers the flexibility for sponsors to select the category they wish to participate in.

Diamond Sponsor: $12,000 +
Platinum Sponsor: $7,000 - $11,999
Gold Sponsor: $3,000 - $6,999
Silver Sponsor: $1,000 - $2,999

2. CUTA will invoice the Sponsor and funds must be received by CUTA by 6 August 2010.

3. CUTA and the Human Resources Committee will administer the scholarships.

4. Winners will be chosen by representatives from each of the regional committees, facilitated by a representative of the Human Resources Committee.

5. Winners will be announced at CUTA's 2010 Fall Conference in Vancouver.

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsor