WM Four Corners Scholarship Program
WM has established a scholarship program to assist students in select states who plan to pursue a Diesel or Heavy Equipment Mechanic degree.
WM Four Corners Scholarship Program
WM has established a scholarship program to assist students who plan to continue their education at an accredited two-year college or vocational technical school in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or Texas to pursue a Diesel or Heavy Equipment Mechanic major.
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 WM Four Corners Scholarship Program must:
- Be pursuing a Diesel or Heavy Equipment Mechanic major
- Be high school seniors or graduates, or current college undergraduates
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited college or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, or Texas
- Have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)
Waste Management employees are ineligible, but family members are eligible.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. 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 March.
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.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Waste Management of Arizona, Inc. Payment is made in mid-July.
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
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America and Waste Management of Arizona, Inc. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
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.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
