Populus Financial Group, Inc. has established a scholarship program to assist students 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 scholarship, tuition assistance, 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. Awards for this scholarship are granted to eligible recipients without regard to creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin.
Applicants to The School of ACE Scholarship Program must:
Populus Financial Group employees and their immediate family members (spouses, dependents, and grandchildren) are ineligible.
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. Up to 10 awards will be granted.
Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
All applicants will be notified in June.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Populus Financial Group, Inc. Payment is made in early August.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic record, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, unusual personal or family circumstances, and a 1,000-character financial literacy essay question*.
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of finalists is made by Scholarship America. Populus Financial Group, Inc. will select recipients. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
*Essay topic: Things have sure changed when it comes to finances just in the last few years. PayPal, online checking, cryptocurrency- we can even text someone money. Where do you think future of money is going and what will currency be like ten years from now?
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
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.
