1898 Foundation Scholarship Program
1898 Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist Century Country Club employees, caddies, or their children, grandchildren, or spouses who plan to continue their education in college.
1898 Foundation 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 1898 Foundation Scholarship must:
- Be a dependent child*, grandchild, or spouse of a full-time or part-time domestic employee or caddie of Century Country Club who works at least 200 hours per year and has been employed for at least 2 years as of the application deadline date
*Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee - Be a full-time or part-time domestic employee or caddie at Century Country Club who works at least 200 hours per year and has been employed for at least 2 years as of the application deadline date
OR
AND
- Be a high school senior or graduate, current college undergraduate, or graduate level student
- Plan to enroll in full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational school for the entire upcoming academic year
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $7,500 award. Up to 7 awards will be granted.
Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
More than one award may be granted per family.
Awards are for undergraduate or graduate study only.
Awards can be used for any education-related expenses.
Notification
All applicants will be notified at the end of July.
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
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of 1898 Foundation. Payment is made in September.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
Financial need will not be considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of 1898 Foundation play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. 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.
