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Standard Plus Foundation Scholarship
Application status: Closed

The Standard Plus Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist students on lease with a Standard Communities-owned property 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 Standard Plus Foundation Scholarship must:

  • Be on a lease at a Standard Communities owned property and in good standing with the rules and regulations of HUD and management companies as of the application deadline date.
  • High school seniors, high school graduates, those completing GED or other equivalent programs, current college undergraduates, or graduate students.
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
  • 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 semester.*
    *Certification programs must be through an accredited institution and must run on a standard academic semester calendar. Certification programs must be a minimum of one semester/term in length and recipients must be enrolled at the time awards are disbursed in August.
    Standard Communities employees and their immediate family members (spouses and dependents) are ineligible.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,000 award. Up to 50 awards will be granted. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Awards are for undergraduate and graduate study only.

Assuming there are qualified apps, preference will be given to residents of Standard Communities’ Affordable Housing properties, and secondary preference will be given to residents of Standard Communities’ Workforce Housing properties.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in April.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Standard Plus Foundation. 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
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • A 1,000 character essay that addresses this question: What inspires you? How would this scholarship help you further your aspirations?

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of the Standard Plus Foundation 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.

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

Standard Plus Foundation has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to 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.