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Kohler Co. College Scholarship Programs
Application status: Closed

Kohler Co. has established a scholarship program to recognize the importance of education and to provide support to associates’ children, or associates who are high school/secondary school seniors, who plan to continue their education in college.

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 will complete one application for consideration of both the Kohler Co. Scholarship and Kohler Co. Inspirational award.**

Applicants to the Kohler Co. College Scholarship must:

  • Be high school seniors or in their final year of secondary school who are planning to enroll in a course of study for the fall term at an accredited two‑year or four-year college, university, vocational-technical school, certification program, or apprenticeship program. Applicants must be of good standing in accordance with their school’s code of conduct.
  • Be a dependent child of an active associate in good standing* and regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week at Kohler Co., OR
    *An active associate in good standing is currently performing services for, or on behalf of, Kohler Co., or one of its subsidiaries in the U.S. or Canada; or who is on an approved leave of absence at any time during the scholarship application, selection, or renewal process.
  • Be an active associate in good standing at Kohler Co. or one of its subsidiaries in the U.S. or Canada.
  • Be enrolled for the entire academic year.

For Consideration to the Kohler Co. Inspirational Award applicants must:

  • Be high school seniors or in their final year of secondary school who are planning to enroll in a course of study for the fall term at an accredited two‑year or four-year college, university, vocational-technical school, certification program, or apprenticeship program. Applicants must be of good standing in accordance with their school’s code of conduct.
  • Be a dependent child of an active associate in good standing* and regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week at Kohler Co., OR
    *An active associate in good standing is currently performing services for, or on behalf of, Kohler Co., or one of its subsidiaries in the U.S. or Canada; or who is on an approved leave of absence at any time during the scholarship application, selection, or renewal process.
  • Be an active associate in good standing at Kohler Co. or one of its subsidiaries in the U.S. or Canada.
  • Be enrolled for the entire academic year.
  • Have had significant improvement in high school GPA.
  • Have experienced a qualifying obstacle or setback as listed below:
    • Disability: You have or overcame a disability that affects your vision, movement or capacity to learn.
    • Death: Death of a parent, guardian or sibling.
    • Illness: Due to illness or accident, you were not able to attend school for 3 or more consecutive weeks.
    • Absent Parent: Due to active military deployment or incarceration, your parent or guardian was not living at home for 3 or more consecutive months.
    • Bullying: You are currently experiencing or have overcome acute social, verbal or physical bullying which impaired your ability to function successfully at school.
    • Addiction: You or a parent suffers from or has overcome a drug or alcohol addiction.
    • Homeless: You are or were homeless.

Awards

If selected as a recipient to the Kohler Co. College Scholarship, the student will receive a $4,000 award.

  • Children of Associates Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance in a full-time course of study, and continuation of the program by Kohler Co.
  • Awards to High School Seniors/Final Year Secondary Students who are Kohler Co. Associates are one-time only and not renewable.
  • Awards are for undergraduate study only.

If selected as a recipient to Kohler Co. Inspirational Award, the student will receive a $4,000 award.

  • The award is one-time only, not renewable and for undergraduate study only.

Students may apply for both the Kohler Co. College Scholarship and Kohler Co. Inspirational Award  but can only receive one.

Selection of Recipients
Scholarship finalists are selected on the basis of:

    • Academic record
    • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
    • Work experience
    • A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
    • Unusual personal or family circumstances
    • An outside appraisal
    • Overcoming a significant obstacle (Kohler Co. Inspirational Award)
    • Significant improvement in high school GPA (Kohler Co. Inspirational Award)

Financial need is not considered.

Recipients are selected by Kohler Co.  All information received is considered confidential. Decisions are final and are not subject to appeal. The program is competitive; not all applicants will be selected as recipients.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in June.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Kohler Company. Payment is made in August.

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.

NOTES: 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.

Please provide unweighted GPA on application when submitting.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 17, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.

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

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