Merlyn Plumlee Memorial Scholarship
The Merlyn Plumlee Memorial Scholarship was established to allow deserving students to study at the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and to carry on Merlyn’s philosophy of generosity, fairness and passion for the sport of motorcycle racing. Merlyn was well-known as one of the top crew chiefs in the United States, representing some of the most prominent racers in the history of the sport. While enormously successful and well-respected, Merlyn was always ready to offer his expertise and support to racers and mechanics at all levels, including privateers and those on competing teams. Merlyn will always be remembered as powerful but humble, a soft-spoken gentleman who treated everyone with respect. The Merlyn Plumlee Scholarship pays tribute to a remarkable man by paving the way for young men and women of similar character and outlook to thrive in the sport that he loved so much.
Objective:
As a way to pay tribute to the life and accomplishments of Merlyn Plumlee, his family, friends and industry associated have established scholarship(s) (distributed as a tuition grants in aid) for deserving students studying at the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute campuses in ether Orlando, Florida or Phoenix, Arizona.
Criteria for awarding the scholarship:
Current and future students who meet all other admissions requirements for the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute programs and ALL the criteria below may apply for a $3,000 grant-in-aid (applied to the student’s tuition, prorated over the entire term of the student’s program). There are limited funds for this tuition scholarship during the funded period. To be eligible, a student must:
- Have a completed and approved Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the appropriate year. (For questions on the completion or approval of your FAFSA, call the NTI Financial Aid Department at 1-888-416-2722.)
- Be a student in good standing at the Orlando, FL or Phoenix, AZ campus of MMI (for current students).
- Be enrolled to begin courses during one of the start dates between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.
- Clearly express how s/he shares the passion of Merlyn Plumlee for the sport of motorcycle racing and how the scholarship will enable them to contribute to the motorcycle industry.
- Submit a letter of recommendation from an employer, guidance counselor or instructor.
- Submit the completed application by the deadline date of either June 1 or December 31.
- Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better during the course of their enrollment.
Process and Rules:
Information regarding this scholarship will be posted on the UTI Foundation website (www.utifoundation.net) and linked to the UTI Corporate website.
Any student meeting the criteria may apply. Students will complete an application including essay, along with a letter of recommendation and submit it to the UTI Foundation. Students who apply and meet all requirements will be considered for this grant-in-aid. Determinations of who will receive the award will be based on a complete review of all applications received prior to the deadline.
Of those applications received, each will be reviewed for completeness and authenticity of all information provided. Of those viable applications, the awards will be distributed to those students who present the greatest commitment to benefiting the motorcycle industry through the ideas expressed in the essay portion of the application. All viable applications will be reviewed by the UTI Foundation. Applicants will be notified via U.S. mail after deadline date.
The UTI Foundation does not discriminate against or tolerate the harassment of any potential applicant, applicant or student on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, age, or any other legally protected status in the provision of its courses, programs, services or activities.