HollyFrontier has established a scholarship program to assist dependent children of U.S. based employees and retirees who plan to continue their education in college or university.
This program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability, or national origin.
Applicants of the HollyFrontier Scholarship Program award must be:
*Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.
**Only dependents of employees that are in job level M3/P5 and below are eligible to participate.
Up to 15 awards will be granted each year. If selected as a recipient, the student will receive:
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of HollyFrontier play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final. HollyFrontier Corporation reserves the right to amend, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, to suspend or terminate the Scholarship Program, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in April. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of HollyFrontier. Awards will be paid in one installment in early August. Awards will be made payable to the institution, on behalf of the student, after verifying the parent is an active employee of HollyFrontier.
Scholarship Organizational Committee
The HollyFrontier Companies scholarship organizational committee collaborates with Scholarship America to administer the HollyFrontier Scholarship Program and is currently made up of the following individuals:
Rescinded Scholarships
Scholarships will be rescinded if a student does not continue to meet the eligibility requirements of the program.
The money that is not paid out when a scholarship is rescinded will be paid to an alternate for the remainder of the term. The alternate will be selected based on graduation year and Scholarship America’s ranking at the time of application. The alternate must meet the continued parental employment, credit hour, and GPA requirements.
Deferments
Deferments of scholarships are allowed on a case by case basis. A request for deferment should be sent in writing to Scholarship America.
Also as part of your application, one online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf.
Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.
