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Dunkin' Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program
Deadline to apply: April 15, 2025 11:59 pm ET (10:59 pm CT)

Dunkin’ and its franchisees are committed to a strong local community. The Dunkin’ Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program has been established to recognize the importance of education and provide support to residents of the community and our extended corporate family. This program will award up to twenty $5,000 scholarships to qualified students throughout the region.

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 Dunkin’ Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program must:

  • Be high school seniors who are residents of one of the counties listed* or current undergraduate students attending school in one of the counties listed*, who plan to enroll in part-time or full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent) or higher.

Dunkin’ full-time or part-time employees who meet the eligibility criteria are encouraged to apply.

Students attending or planning to attend accredited two-year colleges or vocational-technical schools are also encouraged to apply.

Franchise owners and dependents are not eligible.

Previous Dunkin’ Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program recipients are not eligible.

*Eligible Counties are as follows:

  • Delaware counties: Kent and New Castle
  • New Jersey counties: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, or Salem
  • Pennsylvania counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, or Philadelphia

Up to 20 scholarships will be granted. If selected as a recipient, the student will receive:

  • A $5,000 award
  • Awards are for one year only and are not renewable.
  • Awards are one-time only, student may not receive award more than once.
  • Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification

Applicants will be notified in June. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Dunkin’. Awards will be paid in one installment in July.

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

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

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Dunkin’ play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

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

    • 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 April 18, 2025 11:59 pm Central Time.

Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically through the Scholarship America Student Hub.

Dunkin’ has partnered with Scholarship America. Select the button below to be directed 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.