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Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC and
Volvo Marine Products, LLC
Scholarship Program
Deadline to apply: June 8, 2023 3:00 pm CT

Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC and Volvo Marine Products, LLC have 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 creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin.

Applicants to the Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC and Volvo Marine Products, LLC Scholarship Program must be:

  • Dependent* children of full-time Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC and Volvo Marine Products, LLC employees who live in the US and Canada with at least one year of service as of the application deadline date. Children of officers are ineligible to participate in the program.
    *Dependent children are defined as natural or legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.
  • High school seniors or graduates, or current postsecondary 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.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $1,500 award.

One award of $1,500 will be given to a dependent child of a Chesapeake employee, and one award of $1,500 will be given to a dependent child of a Lexington employee. The award may not exceed the cost of tuition and fees.

Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in mid-July.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC and Volvo Marine Products, LLC. Payment is made in mid-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. 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 June 12, 2023 3:00 pm Central Time.

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

Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC and Volvo Marine Products, LLC have partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!