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CHS McPherson Refinery Sons & Daughters Scholarship Program
Deadline to apply: May 19, 2025 3:00 pm CT

CHS McPherson Refinery Inc. has established a scholarship program to assist dependent children of CHS McPherson refinery employees who plan to continue their education in college, vocational or technical school programs. Scholarships are offered for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice for the upcoming school year.

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 must be dependent* children, age 25 or younger, of full-time CHS McPherson Refinery Inc. employees. The employee must have at least one year of continuous employment with the company by the application deadline.
*Dependent children are defined as natural, legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.

Applicants must be already enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time course of study in one of the following:

  • Undergraduate Program at an accredited four-year college or university and completed at least two years of coursework with a minimum of 48 credit hours.
    OR
  • A trade-related field at an accredited community college, junior college, vocational or technical school and completed at least one year of course work with a minimum of 24 credit hours.

Award Amounts

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award of $3,000. Up to 15 awards will be granted.

Awards are not renewable, however, students may reapply each year they meet eligibility requirements. A student may receive a maximum of two awards.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of cumulative GPA only. Financial need will not be considered.

Notification

Applicants will be notified in late June.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of CHS McPherson Refinery Inc. Payments are made in one installment in early August. Checks are mailed to each recipient’s home address and are made payable to the school for the student.

As part of your application, you must upload the following document(s):

  • 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.

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

CHS McPherson Refinery Inc. has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you the Scholarship America Student Hub!

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