Sempra Scholarship Program for Children of Employees
Sempra offers a scholarship program to encourage employees’ children to continue their education through vocational training, college or a university.
Sempra Scholarship Program for Children of Employees
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
Students
- Must be dependent children* or legal wards, age 19 and under, of regular, full-time employees of Sempra, its subsidiaries or affiliates in the U.S.
*Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee. - Must be in their final year of high school/upper secondary school at time of application.
- Must have a 3.0 grade-point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) or equivalent.
- Must have demonstrated strong community involvement as well as potential for college-level coursework as applicable.
- Must be planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school** for the entire upcoming academic year.
**Students attending a military academy or another institution where tuition is fully funded are not eligible for the scholarship.
**Children or legal dependents of Sempra Infrastructure US and Mexico employees are not eligible for the scholarship.
Employees
- Must be currently employed by Sempra, its subsidiaries or affiliates in the U.S. and continue employment at least through June 30 of the year the student graduates from high school/upper secondary school. Children of employees retiring January 1 through June 30, with more than 10 years of services are also eligible.
- Must have one year of continuous service as an active, regular, full-time employee with the Sempra companies as of June 30, the year the student graduates from high school/upper secondary school.***
***Children or legal dependents of employees with less than one year of service may still apply. If selected, their awards will be deferred to the academic year following their parent’s one-year anniversary with the Company. Employees must remain full-time, active employees until the award is issued. - Employees on disability or on company-approved leaves who meet the above criteria are also eligible.
- Officers of the corporation or its business units are not eligible.
- Sempra Infrastructure US and Mexico employees are not eligible for the scholarship.
Awards
Up to seventeen scholarships will be awarded:
- Up to three $4,000 renewable* awards for students attending a four-year college or university;
- Up to seven $4,000 one-time awards for students attending a four-year college or university; and
- Up to seven $1,500 one-time awards for students attending community colleges, technical and vocational schools.
*Renewable awards may be renewed up to three additional years for a total of $16,000 over four 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 four-year college or university, continued parental employment at Sempra, and continuation of the program by Sempra. If a recipient changes from a four-year school to a two-year or vocational-technical school, the award will be adjusted from $4,000 to $1,500 and will not be eligible for renewal.
All other awards are one-time only and past recipients may not reapply
Notification
All applicants will be notified in June.
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
All scholarships are paid in one installment each year in August. The award will be paid directly to the student’s educational institution electronically. If the institution is unable to accept electronic payments from Scholarship America, the award will be paid as a live check mailed to the student’s home address with the check made payable to the school. If the student drops out of school or is no longer a full-time student before completing the semester or quarter and does not re-enroll, he/she will forfeit the remainder of the award. The Company further reserves the right to terminate the scholarship if the parent’s employment with a Sempra company is terminated for cause such as dishonesty, theft or similar circumstances, in the sole discretion of the Company. Renewable awards will be awarded at $4,000* per year and paid on the above schedule.
* Renewable awards will be paid out $4,000 per academic year, up to a total of four years to a cumulative award amount of $16,000.
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.
Scholarship America is solely responsible for evaluating applications and choosing all award recipients for one-time awards. They will also identify 6 finalists for the four-year renewable awards. Sempra’s selection committee will interview these finalists and select the recipients of the $4,000 renewable awards. All finalists will receive a one-year $4,000 scholarship at minimum.
All applicants will be notified in June. Finalists will be notified about the renewable scholarships within two weeks of their interview with Sempra’s selection committee.
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.
