Each year since 1983, the Vermont Travel Industry Conference (VTIC) has provided a forum for Vermont's travel and tourism industry to come together to learn and share ideas. In 1994, the VTIC scholarship was established to enable Vermont college students to further their education in a tourism-related field. As tourism's economic impact continues to increase both domestically and throughout the world, it is essential to ensure that industry leaders of the future are qualified, competent, and prepared to take on the many responsibilities, which those of us in the travel and tourism industry today are creating for them. Vermont students deserve the opportunity to further their education in the field of travel and tourism. The VTIC Scholarship Award will help deserving students become the future leaders of our industry.

Criteria VTIC Scholarship recipients must: Be enrolled full time in a two-year or four-year accredited Vermont college or university Have a grade point average of a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better Be working toward a degree with emphasis in a travel and tourism related field (e.g. hotel management, restaurant management, tourism, ski area management, recreation management).

Application and Selection Process Interested students should submit a completed scholarship application to the sponsoring organization no later than November 16, 2007. A representative committee from VTIC, Inc. will review applications and award scholarships (a minimum of $2000 each), to be applied toward tuition expenses during the following academic semester(s) at the Vermont college or university of the student's choice. VTIC scholarship(s) will be awarded at the annual Vermont Travel Industry Conference to be held on November 28 & 29, 2007 at the Hilton Burlington. Each scholarship winner and a guest will be invited to attend the VTIC awards luncheon or banquet where they will be recognized by Vermont's largest gathering of tourism professionals. Students should complete this application and attach: Two letters of recommendation Resume Current college transcript A description of any paid, volunteer, or academic-credit work or internship experiences which you have had in the tourism industry A listing of any other extracurricular activities in which you are involved A summary of any tourism-related projects or research which you have completed A listing of memberships which you hold in any professional organization A description (in 25 words or less) of your future plans or aspirations in the tourism industry A double spaced essay (typed, two-page maximum) which addresses a strategic issue pertaining to the tourism industry in Vermont

Registration Form Scholarship Application Instructions and Form - The Entry Form is presented in PDF format for your convenience.

Mail Entries To: Cindy Delaney, Conference Coordinator, VTIC, Inc. One Mill Street, #301 Burlington, VT 05401 Questions Please contact Cindy Delaney at (802) 865-5202 or via email at cindy@delaneymeetingevent.com