The Washington Refuse & Recycling Association has established a scholarship program to assist employees and their dependent children who plan to continue education in college or vocational school programs. Scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice.This scholarship program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance 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, gender, disability or national origin.
Applicants of The Washington Refuse & Recycling Association Scholarship Program must be:
Employees are defined as individuals employed by WRRA member companies that work in Washington State.
Award information:
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of The Washington Refuse & Recycling Association play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in June. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of The Washington Refuse & Recycling Association. Payments are made in August.
As part of your application, you must upload the following documents:
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than May 18, 2022 3:00 pm CT.
Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.
Questions? Contact us:
Email: wrra@scholarshipamerica.org
Phone: 507-931-1682 and ask for The Washington Refuse & Recycling Association Scholarship Program
Questions regarding the scholarship program should be addressed to:
The Washington Refuse & Recycling Association Scholarship Program
Scholarship America
One Scholarship Way
Saint Peter, MN 56082