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The application program will be live on or after June 2, 2025. Please return then to view the updated program information for the upcoming academic year!

CSC Opportunity Grant Program
Live application window: June 2, 2025 through July 1, 2025 3:00 pm CT

The CSC Opportunity Grant Program has been established to assist 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 CSC Opportunity Grant Program must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Be a past recipient of a CSC Opportunity Grant
  • Continue to be dependent* children, age 25 and under, of full time CSC Domestic (US only) employees who have maintained continuous employment with the company since the last award payment.
    *Dependent children are defined as biological or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee
  • Be 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
  • Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)

Selection and Award
Education assistance awards of up to $1,000 will be granted to students who meet eligibility requirements.

Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. Students may receive education assistance a maximum of four years.

Education assistance awards are made payable to the college/university. Awards may be taxable to the recipient and IRS Form 1099-Misc. will be issued annually to the recipient.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification
Applicants will be notified in mid-August.

Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the sponsor. Payments are made in one installment in late-August.

As part of your application, you must upload:

  • 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.

    The CSC Opportunity Grant 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.