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Wheels Scholarship Program
Deadline to apply: May 9, 2025 3:00 pm CT

Wheels, LLC. has established a scholarship program to assist children of employees who plan to continue their education in college. Renewable scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited, not-for-profit, two- or four-year college or university of the student’s choice.

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 Wheels Scholarship Program must:

  • Be dependent* children, age 23 and under, of full-time Wheels, LLC. employees who have a minimum of one (1) year of employment with the company as of the application deadline date.
    *Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.

    • natural child of the employee
    • legally adopted child or legal ward of the employee
    • stepchild of an employee whose spouse has legal custody of the child
      OR
    • stepchild of an employee whose spouse has primary responsibility for the child’s financial support
  • Be current high school graduating seniors, graduates who plan to enroll, or students who are already enrolled in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited, not-for-profit, two- or four-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year.
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
  • Children of Vice President level and above are ineligible to apply.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $4,000 renewable award. Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in a full-time course of study, continued employment of the student’s parent at Wheels, LLC. and continuation of the program by Wheels, LLC.

Awards are for undergraduate study only, excluding internships.

Notification

Applicants will be notified by Wheels, LLC. in late June. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements, as long as the program is continued by Wheels, LLC.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Wheels. Payment is made in August.  Payments are made payable to the postsecondary institution and mailed directly to the applicant to the home address listed on the application. Parent of the recipient must be an active employee of Wheels at the time of payment in order to receive the scholarship.

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 goals and aspirations
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • An online recommendation
  • Financial need

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America.  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
    • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
  • If you are uploading a high school transcript, you must also upload a copy of your official SAT or ACT test scores if the test scores are not available on your high school transcript.
  • Financial Information (Optional): Submit summary generated from the FASFA form.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than May 14, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.

    Recommenders are people who can provide information on your behalf about your skills, strengths and goals (for example, a school counselor, supervisor at a job, professor/teacher, coach or mentor). A recommender cannot be related to you.

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

Start your application on the Scholarship America Student Hub by clicking the button below!

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.