Roquette Community Scholarship Program
Roquette has established a scholarship program to assist students who plan to continue their education in college.
Roquette Community 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 Roquette Community Scholarship Program must meet all the following criteria:
- Be current high school seniors attending one of the following schools:
- Central Lee High School (Donnellson, IA)
- Keokuk High School (Keokuk, IA)
- Geneva High School (Geneva, IL)
- Hamilton High School (Hamilton, IL)
- Waukegan High School (Waukegan, IL)
- Clark County High School (Kahoka, MO)
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent).
- Plan to pursue a degree in one of the following areas of study:
- Nutrition and/or health
- Agriculture or environmental sustainability
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics)
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $1,000 award. Up to six (6) awards will be granted.
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 satisfactory academic performance in a full-time course of study and continuation of the program by Roquette.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Recipients will also have priority consideration for a future internship with Roquette, if interested.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in April. 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 Roquette. Payment is made in August to the school for the student’s account.
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 is not considered.
Provided qualified applications are received, an attempt will be made to grant one (1) award at each participating school.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Roquette play a part in the selection. 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.
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.
