LandCare Education Assistance Foundation (LEAF) has established a scholarship program to assist children of employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
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 LandCare Scholarship Program must:
All employee children who meet the eligibility requirements above are eligible regardless of citizenship or residency status.
Children of Landcare’s Executive Committee members are ineligible.
If selected as a recipient and attending a four-year college or university, the student will be eligible for an award up to $3,000. Recipients attending a two-year college or vocational school will be eligible for an award up to $1,500.
Awards may be eligible to be renewed one to three additional years depending upon the type of school and type of degree the recipient is pursuing. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance in a full-time course of study.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
All applicants will be notified in April.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of LEAF. Payment will be made in August.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of LEAF or LandCare play a part in the selection.
Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than March 1, 2024 3:00 pm Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.