NCBFAA Offering $5,000 Scholarship to HS Seniors, Undergrads

Washington, DC: Thanks to the generosity of its long-time supporter and NCBFAA Affiliate Member, Roanoke Trade Services, Inc. the NCBFAA is again offering a $5,000 scholarship to a high school senior or an undergraduate student at an accredited college or university. Interested and qualified persons may request an electronic application by e-mailing comm@ncbfaa.org or calling (202) 466-0222 to have a hardcopy one forwarded by regular mail.

To qualify, student applicants must submit a 1,000 – 2,000 word essay on “How Do U.S. Companies Benefit From Trade?” that a panel of experts will judge.

To be eligible for consideration an applicant must be an employee, or child of an employee, of a regular NCBFAA member, but may not own a company involved in the industry. In addition, the candidate must be pursuing a career in customs brokerage, freight forwarding or a related field, such as international trade.

In addition to the essay, the applicant’s submission must include the following:

• Employment verification letter from NCBFAA regular member firm indicating that the candidate or candidate’s parent is so employed.
• Proof of acceptance to or current enrollment in an accredited college or university, your class year (e.g., HS senior, undergraduate freshman, sophomore etc.), and major area of study.
• Short (100 words or less) personal statement on your career goals.

All candidates must submit their applications postmarked no later than Thursday, March 1, 2012 to 2012 NCBFAA Scholarship, 1200 18th St., NW, Suite 901, Washington, DC 20036. You may email your essay to comm@ncbfaa.org; however, you must provide hardcopy of the supporting materials before we will consider your entry eligible for the competition.

The scholarship winner will be provided with round-trip coach fare to, and a night's lodging at, the NCBFAA Annual Conference being held at The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood, FL, April 22 - 25, 2012, and will join the other Conference attendees on the morning of April 23 to receive the Award, which will be paid directly to the student’s College or University.

Roanoke Trade is celebrating its 77th year in business in 2012 and is a member of Munich Re and affiliated with Watkins Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London. Insurance, surety and risk management solutions for supply chain and logistics service providers with a local and global reach are Roanoke Trade’s focus. Its insurance and surety offerings include Marine Cargo; Marine & Transport Liability; Professional and Legal Liability; Property & General Liability; Contract Liability; NVOCC/OTI Bonds; U.S. Customs Bonds; ATA Carnets. Roanoke Trade is a preferred provider of the NCBFAA and is an advocate in setting quality insurance standards in the industry for its members.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, the NCBFAA represents nearly 860 member companies with 100,000 employees in international trade - the nation's leading freight forwarders, customs brokers, ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs), NVOCCs and air cargo agents, serving more than 250,000 importers and exporters. Established in 1897 in New York, NCBFAA is the effective national voice of the industry. Through its various committees, counsel and representatives, the Association maintains a close watch over legislative and regulatory issues that affect its members. It keeps them informed of these and other related issues through its weekly Monday Morning eBriefing and various meetings as well as conferences throughout the year.