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El Sol Memorial Scholarship Program
Deadline to apply: January 3, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time

El Sol Contracting and Construction Corporation has established a scholarship program to assist children of 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 El Sol Memorial Scholarship Program must be:

  • Dependent* children, age 24 and under, of full-time and seasonal El Sol Contracting and Construction Corporation employees who have a minimum of two (2) years of employment as of the application deadline.
    *Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.

Applicants must also be one of the following:

  • Students in grades 8-11 who plan to attend private high school as 9th through 12th graders.

OR

  • High school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll or are already enrolled in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award ranging from $2,500 to $5,000. Up to 3 awards will be granted each year. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Awards are for private secondary OR undergraduate study only.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in early June.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of El Sol Contracting and Construction Corporation. Payment is made in late July.

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
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances

Students planning to attend private secondary school will be reviewed in a separate pool of applicants from those planning to attend a postsecondary institution.

Financial need will be considered. Recipients will be selected from a pool of qualified applicants with primary consideration given to those who demonstrate the greatest need.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of El Sol Contracting and Construction Corporation 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.

El Sol Contracting and Construction Corporation 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.