WAEPA Scholarship Program
The WAEPA Scholarship Program was established to provide support for college or vocational-technical school programs to children of WAEPA policyholders.
WAEPA Scholarship Program
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.
Eligibility
Applicants to the WAEPA Scholarship Program must:
- Be children or stepchildren, under the age of 23, of WAEPA life insurance and/or short-term disability policyholders.
- Be high school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled 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.
- Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
WAEPA Members and Associate Members are not eligible to apply for this program.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award of $2,500 or $1,250. Awards will be granted as follows:
- Up to eighty (80) awards of $2,500 will be granted to students attending four-year colleges or universities.
- Up to ten (10) awards of $1,250 will be granted to students attending two-year colleges or vocational-technical schools.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. Students may receive the award up to a maximum of four years.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in April.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of WAEPA. Payment is made early August.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- 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 will not be considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer, employee, or policyholder of WAEPA play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Revisions
WAEPA reserves the right to review the conditions and procedures of this scholarship program and to make changes at any time including termination of the program.
Requirements
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.
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 three business days after the application deadline date.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
