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U. S. Steel Scholarship Program
Deadline to apply: March 1, 2023 3:00 pm CT

United States Steel Foundation, Inc. has established a scholarship program to assist children of U. S. employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs in the United States.

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. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability, or national origin.

Eligibility
Applicants to the U. S. Steel Scholarship Program must be:

  • Sons or daughters* of active, full-time U. S. employees** who have completed at least one year of service with United States Steel Foundation or United States Steel Corporation (including any wholly-owned, direct or indirect, subsidiaries located in the United States) as of the application deadline.
    *Sons and daughters include natural children, stepchildren, legally adopted children and legal wards.
    **Employees include exempt, nonexempt and union-represented.
  • Current high school seniors who plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university or vocational-technical school in the United States for the entire upcoming academic year. Students attending United States service academies, or foreign colleges or universities are not eligible.

Award
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. Recipients will be reflective of the diversity of the applicant pool received.

Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree or certificate from a vocational-technical school is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance and conduct and full-time undergraduate enrollment. If the recipient fails to matriculate full-time or is suspended or put on probation by the institution for academic or disciplinary reasons, the scholarship will be withdrawn. Renewal is also contingent on the continuation of the program by U. S. Steel Foundation, Inc.

New in 2023, U. S. Steel will provide two (2) of the 2023 new recipients with an additional, one-time only, award of $5,000 each. These two (2) awards will be named the Christine Breves Trailblazer Scholarship and the Barry Melnkovic Maverick Scholarship.

  1. Christine Breves Trailblazer Scholarship – designed to support a female student who is interested in studying business or finance to honor Christine’s trailblazing efforts as a woman in senior roles as Chief Procurement Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Recipient should demonstrate an interest in supporting/impacting and advancing women’s issues, as Christine was head of the Women’s inclusion Network (WIN) employee resource group at U. S. Steel.
  2. Barry Melnkovic Maverick Scholarship – designed to support any student with demonstrated interest/impact in driving diversity, and equity and inclusion either through their field of study or school/community extracurricular activities.

Students, please add any relevant information into the goals statement and/or the activities, awards, and honors section of your application if you meet any of the requirements asked for in the two named awards. Only those students that meet objectives listed in the Trailblazer and/or Maverick Scholarships will be considered for these special awards.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

The program will be administered in full compliance with IRS Revenue Procedure 76-47.

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, as calculated by Scholarship America, must be demonstrated for the student to receive an award.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of U. S. Steel Foundation, Inc. play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

Notification
Applicants will be notified in May. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.

Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of U. S. Steel Foundation, Inc. Payments are made in early August.

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.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than March 6, 2023 3:00 pm Central Time.

Students, please read the Recommender Instructions within the application.

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

United States Steel Foundation, Inc. has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

The student is the applicant. Application information, including contact information, should be that of the student unless otherwise noted.