WAEPA Scholarship Program

Deadline to apply: February 17, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time

The WAEPA Scholarship Program was established to provide support for college or vocational-technical school programs to children of WAEPA members. Scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice.

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 WAEPA Scholarship Program must be:

Children and stepchildren of WAEPA life insurance and/or short-term disability insurance policy holders who are under the age of 23.
High school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled 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.
Maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).

WAEPA Members and Associate Members are not eligible to apply.

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award of $2,500 or $1,250. Awards will be granted as follows:

Up to eighty (80) awards of $2,500 will be granted to students attending four-year colleges or universities.
Up to ten (10) awards of $1,250 will be granted to students attending two-year colleges or vocational-technical schools.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. Students may receive the award up to a maximum of four years.

Recipients are eligible to re-apply after receiving the award.

Notification

Applicants will be notified in early April.

Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of WAEPA. Payment is made early August. Checks are mailed to each recipient’s home address and are made payable to the school for the student.

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
An online recommendation

Financial need will not be considered.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer, employee, or policy holder of WAEPA play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

Revisions

WAEPA reserves the right to review the conditions and procedures of this scholarship program and to make changes at any time including termination of the program.

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.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 20, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.

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

Questions? Contact us:

Email: waepa@scholarshipamerica.org
Phone: 507-931-1682 and ask for the WAEPA Scholarship Program

Questions regarding the scholarship program should be addressed to:

WAEPA
Scholarship America
One Scholarship Way
Saint Peter, MN 56082

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