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Courtesy Cares Scholarship Program
Application status: Closed

Courtesy Automotive Group has established a scholarship program for employees and children of 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 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 Courtesy Cares Scholarship Program must:

Dependent Requirements:

    • Be dependent* children, age 25 and under, of part-time (at least 20 hours per week) or full time Courtesy Automotive Group employees who have a minimum of 1 year employment with the company as of the application deadline date**
      *Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee
      **Employees cannot be on a performance improvement plan (PIP) or written warning as of the application deadline date
    • Be high school seniors, high school graduates, individuals who have earned their GED, or current college undergraduates
    • Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year*
      *Certification programs must be through an accredited institution and must run on a standard academic semester calendar. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length and recipients must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed in August

Children of Director level employees and above are ineligible.

Employee Requirements:

    • Be part-time (at least 20 hours per week) or full time Courtesy Automotive Group employees who have a minimum of 1 year employment with the company as of the application deadline date*
      *Employees cannot be on a performance improvement plan (PIP) or written warning as of the application deadline date
    • Be high school graduates, individuals who have earned their GED, or current college undergraduates
    • Plan to enroll in part-time* or full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year**
      *Employees must enroll at least half-time (6 credits per semester/term or equivalent)
      **Certification programs must be through an accredited institution and must run on a standard academic semester calendar. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length and recipients must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed in August

Director level employees and above are ineligible.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $5,000 award. Up to 5 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.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in late March.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Courtesy Automotive Group. Payment is made in early August.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

  • Academic record
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • An online recommendation

Financial need is not considered. Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Courtesy Automotive Group play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.


As part of your application, you must upload the following:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades or copy of GED certificate. 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.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 1, 2024 3:00 pm Central Time.

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

Courtesy Automotive Group has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address provided below in the footer as safe senders in your email contact list.