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Dr. Lester Aronberg Scholarship Program and Tony B. Scholarship Program or
LACO's Leaders for the Future: Education Assistance Program
Deadline to apply: June 2, 2025 3:00 pm CT

LACO Industries, LLC has established a scholarship program and an education assistance program to assist employees’ children who plan to continue their education in college or university programs. Scholarships and Education Assistance are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice.

These programs are 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 Dr. Lester Aronberg and Tony B. Scholarship or LACO Leaders for the Future: Education Assistance Program must be:

  • Dependent children* between the ages of 17-23 of full-time LACO Industries, LLC employees who have a minimum of one consecutive year of employment with the company as of the application deadline date.
    *A dependent child is defined as a child between the ages of 17-23 who is claimed as a dependent on the most recent 1040 or 1040A federal tax form. Step-children, adopted children, and children for whom the employee is a legal guardian are also eligible. If divorced and the child is not claimed as a dependent, proof that monthly support is provided for the applicant must be submitted.
  • High school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled in a minimum part-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university or vocational-technical school.
  • Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA (4.0 scale).

Awards

Applicants to the single application will be considered for both programs.

  • One Dr. Lester Aronberg award of $7,500 will be granted. One Tony B. Award of $2,000 will be granted. Awards are not renewable and are for undergraduate study only. Applicants cannot receive both Education Assistance and Dr. Lester Aronberg and Tony B. Scholarships. Participants can only receive the Tony B. and the Dr. Lester Aronberg Scholarships once.
  • LACO Leaders for the Future: Education Assistance awards of up to $1,500 will be granted to all applicants who meet the eligibility requirements and enroll in an accredited educational institution as described above. Applicants cannot receive both Education Assistance and Dr. Lester Aronberg and Tony B. Scholarship Awards. Individual award amounts shall not exceed the cost of tuition and fees.
  • Awards are not automatically renewed. Students may reapply each year they meet eligibility requirements.
  • Awards are for undergraduate study only.
  • A student may receive a maximum of $6,000 over six years of enrollment or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first.**
    **Should the LACO employee leave LACO before the dependent has completed a term for which the student has received assistance, repayments will be deducted from the employee’s final paycheck and/or vacation checks. Once the employee leaves LACO, tuition assistance will cease.

Selection of Recipients

Dr. Lester Aronberg and Tony B. Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

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

Financial need will not be considered.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of LACO Industries, LLC play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in July.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of LACO Industries, LLC 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.

      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 June 5, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.

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

LACO Industries, LLC 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.