The PLA offers three scholarships, two academic scholarships  for college entry, and the third scholarship for vocational/technical school after high school graduation. The John L. Levitow Scholarship will be $1000.00 and the other two will be for $500.00, no further follow up will be awarded. Candidates for selection process must be PLA members in good standing (Loadmasters) and their family members. Scholarships are limited to one per family. One scholarship will be named permanently after John L. Levitow. The two remaining scholarships shall be named after a deceased loadmaster with a different deceased loadmaster each year. If exceptional circumstances should arrive, the Executive Committee will handle them. Applications may be applied for through Jim Engelker at engelkerj@pctelcom.coop.

Timeline for Scholarships

Selection of names to be honored for upcoming scholarships shall be provided by December of the year before scholarship announcement. Submission of application to the selection committee shall be no later than March of the year before scholarship announcement. Announcemant of the scholarship award to the individual participant shall be no later than the middle of May of the year before scholarship announcement. Announcement of scholarships awarded shall be published each year in the July issue of The Loader newsletter. Remember our scholarship fund will be used to support one $1000.00 and two $500.00 scholarships a year to PLA members and their family members.