DETROIT – The General Motors Women’s Retail Network is launching a scholarship program to encourage women to consider a career in automotive retail.

The GM Women’s Retail Network Dealer Development Scholarship is intended for women who are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and non-traditional educational institutions that offer degrees in the automotive retail field. Several scholarships worth up to $5,000 each will be available beginning in 2011.
 
Applicants will be evaluated on the strength of their academic performance, community service and volunteerism, work experience and a personal statement. Additional selection criteria include:

• Acceptance and full-time enrollment in an accredited/recognized automotive program or institution (automotive retail and/or service management);
• U.S. citizenship or the ability to accept permanent employment in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship;
• A letter of recommendation from a GM dealer.

Applications will be accepted beginning in January 2011, and scholarship awards will be announced in May.

More information about the GM Women’s Retail Network Dealer Development Scholarship is available at wrnscholarshipinfo@gmsac.com.