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Northwest Cascade Scholarship Fund
Deadline to apply: April 17, 2023 3:00 pm CT

Northwest Cascade 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. Awards for this scholarship are granted to eligible recipients without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability, or national origin.

Applicants to the Northwest Cascade Scholarship Fund must:

  • Be dependent* children of full–time or part–time Northwest Cascade employees who have a minimum of one year employment with the company as of the application deadline date.
    *Dependent children are children who qualify for benefits provided by the company.
  • Be current high school seniors or graduates (not currently enrolled in college) or current college 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.

Children of officers are ineligible.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $5,000 award. Up to four awards will be granted. 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 on the basis of satisfactory academic performance, fulltime enrollment, and continued parental employment.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in May.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Northwest Cascade. Payment is made in August.

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 is not considered. Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Northwest Cascade 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:

  • 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.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than April 19, 2023 3:00 pm Central Time.

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

Northwest Cascade has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!