Gottwald Scholarship Program
Albemarle Corporation has established a scholarship program to assist children of employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
Gottwald 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 Gottwald Scholarship Program must:
- Dependent* children, age 25 and under, of full-time Albemarle Corporation employees**. Applicants who have received a scholarship from this Program before the start of this current Program cycle shall not be required to meet eligibility requirements concerning any employment with the Sponsor.
*Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.
**Employees include deceased employees who qualify as employees at the time of their death, or retired employees who qualify as employees at the time of their retirement. - Be high school seniors/students in their final year of upper or higher secondary school, or current postsecondary undergraduates
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school in the United States (U.S.) for the entire upcoming academic year
Children of officers (members of the executive leadership team) are ineligible.
Awards
The authorized distribution for new awards is up to $30,000.
- One award of $5,000 will be granted to a current U.S. high school senior with the highest financial need within the top 11 ranked applicants – Floyd D. Gottwald Scholar Award
- Up to 10 awards of $2,500 will be granted to high school seniors/students in their final year of upper or higher secondary school, or current undergraduates attending a school in the U.S.
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 at a college or university in the U.S. and continuation of the program by Albemarle Corporation.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Awards are for qualified education-related expenses only (tuition, fees, books, and required supplies/equipment).
Notification
All applicants will be notified in May.
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 Albemarle Corporation. Payment is made in late July through 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
- Financial need (as calculated by Scholarship America)
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Albemarle Corporation play a part in the selection. 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.
