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Heniff Scholarship Program  
Application status: Closed

Heniff Holdco, LLC has established a scholarship program to assist children of employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs. Since it’s inception in 2018, the program has awarded over $330,000 to dependents of Heniff Company employees.

This 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 Heniff Scholarship Program must be:

  • Dependent* children, under 26, of full-time employees of a Heniff Company or affiliate who have a minimum of one year of employment with the company as of the application deadline.
    *Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.
  • High school seniors or graduates, or current postsecondary undergraduates, who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.

Children of officers, executives, and children of 1099 contractors are ineligible to apply.

Children of employees of Miller Transporters, Inc. are ineligible to apply due to eligibility under the H. D. Miller, Sr. Scholarship Program.

Applicants to the H.D. Miller Sr. Scholarship must be:

  • Dependent* children, under 26, of full-time domestic employees of Miller Transporters, Inc. who have a who have a minimum of one year of employment with the company as of the application deadline.
    *Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.
  • High school seniors or graduates, or current postsecondary undergraduates, who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.

Heniff Scholarship Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award of $3,000. Up to ten awards (10) awards will be granted.

Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree or equivalent certificate is earned, whichever occurs first.

Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance in a full-time course of study and continued parental employment. Parent must be in good standing and employed by a Heniff Company as of July of the current distribution period.

Awards will be limited to one new or renewal per family at a time.

Awards are for undergraduate study or qualified vocational-technical study only.

H.D. Miller Sr. Scholarship Awards
If selected as the recipient, the student will receive an award of $1,500.

The H. D. Miller, Sr. award is not renewable, however, students may reapply each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Awards are for undergraduate study or qualified vocational-technical study only.

Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis 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 outside appraisal.

Financial need is not considered.

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

Notification
Applicants will be notified in late March. 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 Heniff Holdco, LLC. Payments are made in one installment in August.

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

  • Current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Unofficial or online transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and 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 an official copy of those test scores separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

Also as part of your application, one online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 22, 2024 3:00 pm Central Time.

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

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