CTF Caroline Alain Rodman Memorial Scholarship 2025
Description
Selection Process
- Must be a United States citizen, permanent resident, or studying in legal visa status, and
- Be currently enrolled as a student in good standing or has been accepted to a California graduate school Master’s program, and
- Have a minimum Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and Graduate School GPA of 3.0 (if available), and
- Is studying in the fields of either Political Science or Public Policy with relevant and identifiable focus on the transportation industry. Potential examples of study could include such fields as:
- Urban Transportation Planning and Management
- Institutional and Policy Issues in Transportation
- Transportation and the Environment
- Policy Analysis
- Public Policy Formulation and Implementation
- Fundraising, Measures and Ballots
- Politics
- Infrastructure Funding
- Green-house Gas Reduction
- Low Carbon Fuel Standards
- Public Transit
- Mobility Solutions
- Land-use and Transportation
The desired goal is for the applicant to pursue her/his educational studies and acquire an understanding of how public policy and government affairs can affect and shape Federal, State, County or City transportation issues and decision-making processes to improve, enhance or create more effective transportation programs, infrastructures and design.
Required: Letter from a work supervisor or from a faculty member

About The Foundation
At CTF our mission is simple. We recognize the best and brightest in our industry. We remember those who have given all in service to the people of California, providing funding to workers and their families in their time of need. And we educate the future of our profession through scholarships, educational programs, mentoring, and internships.