CITGO Petroleum Corporation has established a scholarship program to assist students who are current or past participants in a CITGO internship and/or co-op program at select locations who plan to continue their education in college and are considering a career in the energy industry.
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 CITGO Innovation College Scholarship Program must:
Dependents of CITGO employees or retirees are not eligible.
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $1,000 award. Up to 50 awards will be granted.
Assuming a sufficient number of qualified applications are received, awards will be disbursed as follows:
Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they continue to meet eligibility requirements and this program is offered by the Sponsor.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Due to the internship requirement, awards will be taxable to the recipient, and Scholarship America will inform recipients during the scholarship acceptance process.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic record, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, short-answer essay statement*, and a statement of financial need and/or unusual personal or family circumstances (if applicable).
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of CITGO Petroleum Corporation play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
*Essay statement on how your internship/co-op, coursework, or extracurricular activities will contribute to your career goals after college or university.
All applicants will be notified in May. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of CITGO Petroleum Corporation. Payments are made in one installment early August.
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 and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
