Atlas Air Worldwide has established a scholarship program to assist children of U.S.-based Atlas Air, Polar and Titan (collectively the “Company”) 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 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 race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disability, national origin or any other status protected by applicable law.
Applicants to the Atlas Air Employee Dependent Scholarship must:
and
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $3,000 award. Up to 10 awards will be granted.
Awards are not renewable; however, 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 the Company. 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, community service/volunteering, work experience, a statement of educational and career goals and objectives, an online recommendation and a custom essay*.
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of the Company 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.
*Essay Topics: (choose one, 500 words)
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 through the Scholarship America Hub.