Cotality Family Scholarship Program
Cotality has established a scholarship program to assist employees’ children who plan to continue their education in college. Scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited two or four-year institution of the student’s choice.
Cotality Family 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
Eligibility
Applicants to the Cotality Family Scholarship Program must be:
- Dependent* children, age 26 and under, of full-time (level PT/PL 5 or below) Cotality employees based in the U.S. offices who have a minimum of one year of employment with the company as of the application deadline date. Dependent children of deceased employees are also eligible if the employment requirements were met at the time of the employee’s passing, but the dependent child must meet all eligibility requirements.
*Dependent children are defined as biological, stepchildren or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee. - High school seniors or college undergraduates
- Enrolled or plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university in the U.S. for the entire upcoming academic year.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $5,000 award. Up to thirty (30) awards will be granted. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. Students may receive the award a maximum of two times. The number of awards will be limited to two scholarships awarded per family in a program year.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in early July. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
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 Cotality. Payment is made in 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 also be considered. Recipients will be selected from a pool of qualified applicants with additional consideration given to those who demonstrate the greatest need. The number of awards granted to eligible minority students will be in direct proportion to the total number of eligible applications.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Cotality play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Requirements
Required Documents
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 May 14, 2026 3:00 PM Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.
Frequently Asked Questions
• Dependent children of U.S.-based employees, level PT/PL 5 or below, with a seniority date of 1 year or greater are eligible to apply.
• Dependents must be college-aged students, age 26 or under who are enrolled, or plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate program at an accredited learning institution for the entire academic year.
• Spouses are not eligible.
Yes, they will have a transcript just like any other student. Also, home-schooled students should have taken SAT or ACT tests and can send in those scores as well.
Yes.
No, only students enrolled in undergraduate programs are eligible.
No, only dependent children are eligible to participate in the Family Scholarship Program. Cotality employees can take advantage of the tuition assistance program. For more information about the tuition reimbursement program contact Employee Services.
Yes, there is a limit to two awards per family per program year.
Yes, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. However, there is a lifetime limit of two awards per student.
No, students who are enrolled or plan to enroll in a vocational/technical school are not eligible for the scholarship program at this time.
f you’re unsure whether the school is accredited, please submit the question to the scholarship program manager to confirm at Cotality@scholarshipamerica.org.
To access the application, visit the Cotality URL:https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/Cotality. Select ‘Apply Now’ at the bottom of the screen, which will redirect you to the Scholarship America Hub. If it is your first time to the Hub, select ‘I’m a student’ and create your account. If returning, log into your account. New in 2025 Scholarship America has implemented Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA); an MFA code will be emailed to you to verify your email during the login process.
Once logged in, update and save your profile information, then click on ‘Scholarships’ at the top of the page and scroll until you see the Cotality Family Scholarship.
Please note that you will not be able to submit your application without uploading a transcript. You will also need to assign a recommender to the application. This is an adult who is unrelated to the student that can give an honest recommendation. Once they are assigned, an email is sent to them automatically with the link to complete the
recommendation.
All applications must be submitted electronically by 3:00 p.m. CT on May 11, 2026. Recommendations must also be submitted by 3:00 p.m. CT on May 14, 2026.
Reminders will be sent to students with incomplete applications a week before the deadline. Reminders will also be sent to students with an incomplete recommendation 3 days before the recommender deadline.
It is the student’s responsibility to remind their recommenders.
No. Once the application is submitted, it is final. If you need to make changes, please contact Scholarship America at Cotality@scholarshipamerica.org.
For the 2026 scholarship year, each award will be $5,000, distributed in one increment in August. Checks will be delivered to the award recipient and made out to the institution where the student is enrolled. Up to 30 scholarships will be awarded.
The award can be used for all education related expenses.
Enrollment in a minimum of 12 credits per term for the entire academic year is required. There are no exceptions.
You will just need to submit the transcripts for the completed semesters and not the current semester.
College and High School transcripts do not need to be sealed. The transcripts must be attached to the application electronically.
Here is an example of a grading scale that was included in a school profile document. If your child’s high school is not able to provide the grading scale, Scholarship America will do without it.
The program is managed by Scholarship America, and scholarship recipients will be selected by a committee of individuals who are independent from Cotality and its employees. Selection will be based upon several factors including; academic performance, leadership, community service, online recommendation and financial need.
All applicants will be notified of their award status in July 2026.
Checks will be distributed in one increment in August and made payable to the Institution where the student is enrolled. A paper check will be sent to the student’s home address and made payable to the school. The student is responsible for presenting the check to the school.
No.
If there are any changes to the student’s college or address once they have submitted the Scholarship Acceptance Form, please reach out to the Cotality Family Scholarship Program, at Scholarship America by emailing Cotality@scholarshipamerica.org.
No, if your dependent was chosen to receive the award you do not need to give it back if terminated.
If you have a more specific question, please contact Scholarship America via email at
Cotality@scholarshipamerica.org.
• Most schools have transitioned to an online system for transcripts, try to access from your school’s website
• Most school officials have access to their emails, an email may be sent to the school to request a transcript
• In the event that you are unable to access your transcript, please upload a word document stating “I am unable to access my transcript due to a school closure.” Please also email Cotality@scholarshipamerica.org.
• Note: Your transcript does not have to be official to be accepted by Scholarship America. It does however need to include the student’s name, the school’s name and a full list of completed courses.
