Action, Inc. Family Scholarship
Action, Inc. has established a scholarship program to assist employees’ children who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs. Scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice. Beginning in 1981, Dan Johnston and Ron Wright laid the groundwork with hard work, dedication and loyalty to create the company we all call home. It is with great pleasure we are proud to offer family scholarships in their names. Our hope is the recipients of these scholarships can pursue their education dreams just as our founders pursued their business dreams.
Action, Inc. Family Scholarship
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 Action, Inc. Family Scholarship must:
- Be dependent* children, age 24 and under, of full-time Action, Inc. employees who have a minimum of two years of employment with the company 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.
Or
- Be Action, Inc. employees who work part-time or full-time (minimum 15 hours/week) and have a minimum of two years of employment with the company as of the application deadline.
And
- Be high school seniors or graduates or current college undergraduate students.
Dependents must:
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
Employees must:
- Plan to enroll in part-time or full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Pursue a degree or certificate in a construction-related industry or a field that would benefit Action, Inc.
Awards
Up to two awards will be granted. One Johnston/Wright Founders award of $5,000 will be granted and one Action Family/Employee award of $2,500 will be granted.
Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in February. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
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.
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 career and educational goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
- An online recommendation.
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Action, Inc. play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Action, Inc. Payments are made in early August.
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 December 18, 2025 3:00 PM Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.
