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Roosevelt Paper Scholarship Program
Application status: Closed

The Roosevelt Paper Company has established a scholarship program to assist children or dependents of their current or prospective clients, who plan to continue their education in college or vocational-technical 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 Roosevelt Paper Scholarship Program must:

  • Applicants must be children or dependents* of employees working in the plant of a current or prospective Roosevelt Paper Customer as of the application deadline date
    *Dependents are defined as any individual who depends on a client or prospective client for their general well-being
  • Be high school seniors or graduates, or current college undergraduates.
  • 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.

Award

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. Up to 10 awards will be granted.

Awards are one-time only and previous recipients are not eligible to apply.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification

Applicants will be notified in August.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the Roosevelt Paper Company. Payment is made in late 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 will be considered. Recipients must demonstrate need.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of the Roosevelt Paper 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 document:

  • 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.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than June 12, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.

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

Roosevelt Paper Company has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

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