TMCF | Otis Scholarship

About OTIS

Otis – The world’s leading maker and maintainer of elevators, escalators and moving walkways. We are focused on the future – pioneering a new generation of products and services that are smarter, more effective, data-rich and more connected. We move billions of people every day driven by our talented team of more than 69,000 employees globally who are passionate about what we do and what’s next. From our foundation of excellent products (escalators, elevators and moving walkways) to our next chapter of digital transformation, this is a great time to join us. Click here to learn more. 

Scholarship Overview

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), and Otis are proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding students attending one of TMCF’s member-schools that include 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). 16 sixteen scholars will be selected to receive a scholarship up to $5,000 for 2021/2022 academic school year, which can only be applied to verifiable costs associated with average tuition and usual fees.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Be enrolled full-time as a junior at a TMCF member-school during the 2021-2022 academic school year.
• Open to the following majors:
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Operation Management
  • Sales marketing
  • Supply chain
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Computer
  • Electrical
  • Mechanical
  • Information System
  • Technology related degrees
• Current cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
• Required to participate in Otis Awareness Orientation Webinar.
• Able to demonstrate leadership abilities.
• Able to demonstrate a financial need.
• Be a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551.

How to Apply

All Applicants Must:

• Provide a copy of the 2021-2022 FAFSA Student Aid Report.
• Provide the transcript (official or unofficial) for your most recently completed academic term-this should include your end of Fall 2020 grades and cumulative GPA.
• Please provide an email address for one recommender to complete a character reference form. They will be required to answer three questions regarding your character reference.
• Answer the following HireVue questions (Maximum 1-2 minutes per question):
  • What are your career goals and where do you see yourself upon graduation? What key attributes do you possess that you feel would make you successful?
  • Can you describe a time when a sudden obstacle or challenge happened that you couldn’t control? How did you manage the situation and what was the outcome?
  • Describe a time when you took the initiative to ask for more assignments or work and received multiple tasks with similar deadlines. How did you handle it and what was the result?