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Chevron Phillips Chemical Dependents' Scholarship Program
Deadline to apply: February 18, 2025 3:00 pm CT

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (Chevron Phillips Chemical), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, has established a scholarship program to assist domestic and expatriate employees’ and/or retirees’ children who plan to continue education in college or university programs. Renewable scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice.

The program seeks to identify well-rounded applicants and award scholarships based upon criteria recommended by our program administrator, Scholarship America, and agreed by Chevron Phillips Chemical. Application review and selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America and in no instance does any officer or employee of Chevron Phillips Chemical play a part in the selection. Scholarship America is the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals, and has 35 years of experience administering similar programs worldwide. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

General Eligibility Requirements for Dependents’ Program

    • Must be dependent* children of full-time Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP U.S. domestic and expatriate employees and/or retirees who have a minimum of two (2) years employment with the company as of the application deadline date.
    • Dependents* whose parent(s), based on service award entry date as recognized by Human Resources, at the time of death, retirement (excluding those who have accepted early retirement benefits) or total permanent disability, were employed by the Company and had been on the direct payroll as regular full-time employees.

*Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren or full dependent wards who qualify as federal tax exemptions to the employee/retiree.  Applicants to the graduate award need not qualify as a federal tax exemption to the employee/retiree, but must meet other dependency requirements.

In February of the year in which the awards are made, the applicants’ parent(s) may not be Principal Officers of the Company and must have a pay grade rating below 93 or the equivalent. Employee pay grade will not be disclosed on the application, but will be verified by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company before awarding.

Children of employees who have accepted early retirement benefits are not eligible.

Dependent Scholarship Program – Undergraduate for two-year College or Vocational-Technical School

  • Applicants must be high school seniors or current undergraduates.
  • Applicants must plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-year college or vocational-technical school. A full-time schedule usually means a minimum of twelve (12) credit hours per semester or 24 credit hours during the entire school year.
  • Applicants planning to enroll in a two-year college must plan to work toward requirements for an associate’s degree or occupational certification.
  • If you are a previous recipient of the 2-year award and plan to transfer into a 4-year program, you must reapply to the 4-year award.

Dependent Scholarship Program – Undergraduate for four-year College or University

  • Applicants must be high school seniors or current undergraduates.
  • Applicants must plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited four-year college or university. A full-time schedule usually means a minimum of twelve (12) credit hours per semester or 24 credit hours during the entire school year.
  • If you are a previous recipient of the 4-year award and plan to attend graduate school, you must reapply to the Presidential award.

Presidential Scholarship Program – Graduate Studies

  • Applicants must be college graduates who plan to enroll or who are already enrolled full-time in a graduate program in pursuit of a Master’s Degree or Ph.D. Full time graduate study is usually nine (9) credit hours or the equivalent.
  • Applicants must meet dependence as described above.

Awards

Recipients may receive only one (1) Chevron Phillips scholarship award during a program year. Recipients of the 2-year Award must reapply to the 4-year Award if they plan to transfer into a 4-year program. Recipients of the 4-year Award must reapply to the Presidential Award if they plan to attend graduate school after finishing their undergraduate studies.

Dependent Scholarship Program – Undergraduate for Two-Year College or Vocational-Technical School

The authorized distribution for new undergraduate dependents’ awards will be $10,000.  Up to ten (10) awards of $1,000 each will be granted.

Awards are renewable up to one (1) additional year or until an associate’s degree or certificate is obtained, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance in a full-time course of study, continuation of the program by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP and continued parental employment with the company.

Dependent Scholarship Program – Undergraduate for Four-Year College or University

The authorized distribution for new undergraduate dependents’ awards will be limited to $50,000.  Up to twenty-five (25) new awards of $2,000 each will be granted.

Awards are renewable up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree is obtained, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance in a full-time course of study, continuation of the program by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP and continued parental employment with the company.

Presidential Awards – Graduate Studies

The authorized distribution for new Presidential Awards will be limited to $10,000.  Up to five (5) new awards of $2,000 each will be granted.

Awards are renewable up to one (1) additional year or until a Master’s degree or Ph.D. graduate degree is obtained, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance in a full-time course of study, continuation of the program by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP and continued parental employment with the company.

All awards are to be used for education-related expenses.

Award is contingent upon student’s acceptance into program matching their funding requested for the award year.

Selection of Recipients

The program will use standard Scholarship America recipient selection procedures, identifying well-rounded applicants including the consideration of:

  • Academic performance
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • Statement of educational and career goals and objectives
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • An online recommendation

Recipients who attend a United States Military Service Academy (i.e. Annapolis, Colorado Springs, Kings Point, New London, and West Point) will receive a one-time grant of $2,000 for their first year only. No additional funds will be awarded for subsequent years of study unless the student transfers to another type of eligible institution. Recipients who transfer from a U.S. Service Academy to an otherwise eligible institution may have their scholarship status and award amount reviewed by notifying Scholarship America in writing of their revised plans.

Notification

All applicants will be notified of selection decisions in April. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Chevron Phillips Chemical. Payment is 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.

Financial need will not be considered.

Students may request to defer their award for extraordinary circumstances, such as military service, medical events, or co-op terms.

Selection of finalists is made by Scholarship America, and the selection of the recipients is made by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, Inc. 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. 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.

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.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 21, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.

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

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