Applicants to the Walter F. Blaine Scholarship Program must be:

1. The scholarship award applicant must be a child* of a Goldman Sachs employee or the child* of a Goldman Sachs employee’s spouse, civil partner, or domestic partner. The Goldman Sachs employee must: (i) have been employed for at least one year by January 1 of the application year, (ii) be an employee scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week, and, (iii) not be a Participating Managing Director (PMD).
   *Child for the purpose of determining eligibility means “child” determined under section 152(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue code and includes:
   • A son, daughter, stepson, or stepdaughter;
   • A legally adopted individual;
   • An individual for whom you (or a spouse or Domestic Partner) have been awarded custody pursuant to a custody or guardianship award issued by a count or competent jurisdiction;
   • An individual who is lawfully placed for legal adoption;
   • An eligible foster child (i.e., individual who is placed with you (or your spouse or Domestic Partner) by an authorized placement or by judgement, decree or other order of any court of competent jurisdiction);
2. The scholarship applicant must be either:
   • Entering an undergraduate college or university as a full-time student no later than the start of the entire next
     academic year; or
   • An undergraduate college or university student in good standing at the institution presently enrolled who will continue
     at an undergraduate college or university as a full-time student at the start of the entire next academic year.
3. The scholarship applicant must not be an employee of Goldman Sachs or another investment bank or other institution providing competitive services at the time of either application or award.

In addition to meeting the application eligibility requirements above, the following requirements must be met at the time the scholarship is awarded:

1. The Goldman Sachs employee must: (i) be an employee scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week, and (ii) not be a Participating Managing Director (PMD); and,
2. The scholarship applicant must not be an employee of Goldman Sachs or another investment bank or other institution providing competitive services at the time of either application or award.

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

• U.S. students:
  • High school seniors or students who have completed less than one semester of postsecondary education must upload a current, complete high school 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.
  • Students currently or previously enrolled in university must upload a current, complete transcript from each postsecondary school attended.
• International and Canada students:
  • Final year secondary school students and students who have completed less than one year of university must upload the following documents:
    • Academic record for all secondary education course work completed during the past three years, and
    • Results of academic examinations.
  • Students currently or previously enrolled in university must upload the following documents:
    • Academic record for all university education course work completed, and
    • Secondary school credential/diploma/certificate.

English translations must be provided for all non-English documents.

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