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Northwest Pipe Company
Scholarship Program
Application status: Closed

Northwest Pipe Company has established a scholarship program to assist children and grandchildren of employees who plan to continue their education in vocational and undergraduate 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:

  • Children* or grandchildren**, age 28 and under, of Northwest Pipe Company or its subsidiary employees who have a minimum of one year of employment with the company at the time recipients are sent to the Sponsor for verification per the program calendar.
    *Children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children, or stepchildren who qualify for benefits provided by the company.
    **Grandchildren or step-grandchildren are defined as natural or legally adopted grandchildren or step-grandchildren of the employee.
  • High school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled in a part-time or full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited vocational-technical school*, or a two- or four-year college, university for at least one semester during the upcoming academic year.
    Vocational-Technical School and Certification programs must be through an accredited institution and must run on a standard academic semester calendar. Vocational-Technical School and Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length and applicants must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed in August.

Children or grandchildren of officers and executive level employees 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.

Employees must be continue to be employed at the time checks are issued.

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
    • 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 4, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.

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

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