The KTG Scholarship

The Kriska Transportation Group (KTG) is honoured to establish an annual scholarship with the OTA Education Foundation. The KTG Scholarship will be awarded each year to a student enrolled in a public Ontario university or college on a full-time basis. While not a requirement, preference will be given to students enrolled in studies that focus on Transportation, Logistics, Business, and/or Human Resources. The KTG Scholarship rewards self-starting students enrolled in 2-to-5-year programs who have a parental connection with Trucking and/or Logistics.

Hard work and a commitment to community have been our blueprint for growing from a single 3-truck company to a group with a fleet of more than 800 trucks, and over 2,000 trailers, flatbeds and intermodal chassis. KTG believes in the young people who wish to follow family and friends in a career in Transportation. We look forward to supporting students who have an interest in the efficient movement of freight.

At all KTG companies, we are dedicated to doing our part in developing and maintaining positive relationships within the communities where we do business. We regularly donate our time, money and equipment to help support several initiatives ranging from children’s programs to medical fundraisers. In conjunction with our customers. KTG and its companies also deliver to several local food banks. Scholarship recipients will also have a demonstrated commitment to community service.

KTG’s motto is “The difference is in our people!” our transportation family consists of knowledgeable, skilled professionals passionate about their role in our economy and society. We’re proud to help ambitious students prepare to join us in the future with their new ideas and talents.

The scholarship recipient will be selected by the OTA Education Foundation Selection Committee. The maximum scholarship amount is $1,000.

Note: Only scholarship winners will be notified. Scholarship funds will be advanced to the recipient’s post-secondary institution and will be credited to the account identified by the student number provided in the online application.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be considered for a scholarship, applicants must be:

A resident of Ontario.
25 years of age or younger as of January 1 of the academic year for which the scholarship applies.
Enrolled at a public Ontario university or college on a full-time basis in a program that will lead to a degree or diploma. Note: Preference will be given to students enrolled in studies that focus on Transportation, Logistics, Business, and/or Human Resources.
The child of a parent who works (employed or full-time contract) in the Ontario trucking industry..

Application Procedure - Deadline: July 15th

Submit your online application by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page. Make sure that you review and understand all of the application requirements that are specified below and in the Overview page of the application before starting.
You will have to upload a completed KTG Scholarship Statement of Volunteer Work/Community Service form.
You will have to download an Applicant Affiliation with Trucking Industry form, complete it (fillable .pdf), and send it to the company for which one of your parents works for verification and signature.

Transcripts - Deadline: July 30th

Arrange to have an official transcript for your most recent academic year with final (not mid-term) marks, sent (either by mail or email) directly from the issuing institution to the OTA Education Foundation.

By Mail:
OTA Education Foundation
555 Dixon Road
Toronto, ON
M9W 1H8
By Email: Email address must contain the URL of the issuing school or school board. Transcripts can be sent to info@otaef.com.
Students who are applying for multiple OTA Education Foundation scholarships are permitted to arrange for only one official transcript to be sent to the Foundation. Applicants are asked to indicate that they are applying for other Foundation scholarships in the “Transcript” section of the online application form.

Instructions for completing your KTG Scholarship Application

Download the KTG Scholarship Statement of Volunteer Work/Community Service form. Complete it and save it in .pdf format using the following naming protocol: <<LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_KTG_STATEMENT>>. You will have to upload this statement as part of your online application process.
Download an Applicant Affiliation with Trucking Industry form, complete it (fillable .pdf), and send it to the trucking-related company where one of your parents works. Save the form in .pdf format using the following naming protocol: <<LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_EndowedSponsorForm>>. The form must be signed by an authorized representative of the company for which a parent of the applicant works, after which it must be sent by email to the OTA Education Foundation. Complete instructions are included in the form.

NOTE: The same form is used for all scholarships that require a company for which the student’s parent works to verify employment. Only one form is required when an student applies for more than one scholarship that requires this information.

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Donate now to support our Scholarship Program. The amount we receive in donations each year determines how much we can give out in scholarships to support children of parents who work in the trucking and trucking-related industries.