ATI is accepting nominations for scholarships and awards that will be awarded during the 2025 ATI Conference in Boston. The deadline to submit an application is June 26, 2025.  

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Individuals will be contacted in July  2025 to be updated on the status of their application (except for the Jack Gorelick Award, the winner is announced at the conference). Please click on the apply now button below for more details.

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THE JACK GORELICK AWARD

Each year, the Jack Gorelick Award is presented to an outstanding supporter or practitioner of travel instruction. This is the highest Award that is given by ATI each year and it is awarded to an individual who has demonstrated the spirit and intent of Jack Gorelick, one of the founding ATI members, in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities into the life stream of our communities through independent travel and the use of public transportation by all people.

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About Jack: 

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Celebrating Jack Gorelick's 100th Birthday and In Memoriam

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The Remarkable Life of Jack Gorelick

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Jack Gorelick 1919-2023

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​​JUANITA CURTIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

The Juanita Curtis Memorial scholarship is a scholarship to attend the Annual ATI Conference in Charlotte, NC. The scholarship covers the cost of attendance to the conference. Eligible applicants will be former or current Travel Training Trainees or people with disabilities who are transit advocates. The goal of this scholarship is to give people with disabilities the opportunity to participate in a professional conference and provide insight and input into the field of travel instruction.

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​​​About Juanita:

Regular attendees at ATI Conferences will remember a quiet woman with a discerning eye, a listening ear, and a sense of adventure. Juanita Curtis regularly accompanied her husband, Thomas Curtis, to the conferences. Those of us fortunate enough to spend time with Juanita eagerly awaited her arrival. Like a forward scout, Juanita explored each of the host cities, especially areas close by the Conference site, and returned to share the local treasures she found in what appeared to be an effortless manner. We were then able to use our "free" time to see, hear and learn about these treasures when there would have been no time to research and find ourselves. A musician, a teacher, a parent, a soul-mate to Thomas, Juanita became a special and cherished friend to many ATI members, sharing stories, experiences, and lessons learned from a life well and fully lived. The Juanita Curtis Memorial Scholarship is offered as a tribute to a woman who personified the goals and mission of ATI: teaching excellence, respect and integrity, diversity and inclusion, and the right to independent living in the community and society for all people. The scholarship was established to recognize the achievements and aspirations of a person with a disability who lives in the host city region of the Conference. An eligible person is an individual with a disability who has successfully completed travel training or who is seeking to increase his/her independence and self-direction by using public transportation. The Juanita Curtis Memorial Scholarship covers registration and luncheon fees for the ATI Conference as a means to encourage more people with disabilities to engage with the Association of Travel Instruction.​​​​