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Northwest Pipe Company Scholarship Program
Deadline to apply: January 31, 2024 3:00 pm CT

Northwest Pipe Company has established a scholarship program to assist children of employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.

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 Northwest Pipe Company Scholarship Program must be:

  • Dependent* children or grandchildren, age 28 and under, of full-time Northwest Pipe Company employees who have a minimum of one year of employment with the company at the time recipients are sent to the Sponsor for verification; March 11th, 2024.
    *Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children, grandchildren or stepchildren who qualify for benefits provided by the company.
  • 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.

Officers and executive level employees (those in pay grades EX-3 and higher) are ineligible.

 

Awards

Up to 10 awards will be granted as follows:

  • One award of $5,000
  • Two awards of $4,000
  • Four awards of $2,750, and
  • Three awards of $1,500

Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification

Applicants will be notified in late March. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.

Payment of Scholarships

Payments are made in August. Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Northwest Pipe Company.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients 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 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 Northwest Pipe Company play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

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 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 a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
  • Digital head and shoulders photo.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 5, 2024 3:00 pm Central Time.

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

Northwest Pipe Company has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you 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.