Rack Room Shoes has established a scholarship program to assist 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 Dr. Heinz-Horst Deichmann Scholarship Program must:
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,000 award. Up to five (5) 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 maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in a full-time or part-time course of study, and continued employment.
Awards are for undergraduate and graduate study. Awards can transfer from an undergraduate degree to a graduate degree if the recipient enrolls in graduate study the semester after completing their undergraduate degree.
All applicants will be notified in April.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Rack Room Shoes. Payment is made in early August.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Rack Room Shoes 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.
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As part of your application, you must upload the following:
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 February 27, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
