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Skyward Specialty Bright Futures Scholarship
Deadline to apply: December 18, 2024 3:00 pm CT

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. has established a scholarship program to assist children and grandchildren of full-time employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.

The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

Applicants to the Skyward Specialty Bright Futures Scholarship must be:

  • Dependent children* or grandchildren**, age 25 and under, of full-time Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. employees.
    *Dependent children are defined as biological, step-, or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.
    **Grandchildren do not need to be dependents of employees.
  • High school seniors or graduates, or current postsecondary undergraduates, who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.

Children and grandchildren of executive leadership and members of the board of directors are ineligible.

Awards

The Norman J. Schmitt Aspiring Educator Scholarship will be granted in the amount of $5,000 to the top-ranked student studying education.

Up to six additional awards of $2,500 each will also be granted.

Awards are one-time only and past recipients may not reapply.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in February.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. Payment is made in August.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

  • Academic record
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
  • Community service and volunteer experience
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances

Financial need is not considered.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. play a part in the selection.

Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
    • Student name
    • School name
    • Grades
    • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken

NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address provided below in the footer as safe senders in your email contact list.