Amcor Scholarship Program
The Amcor Scholarship Program offers financial assistance for college or vocational school to dependent children under 25 years of age, of permanent full-time colleagues of Amcor Flexibles North America and Corporate U.S. colleagues at AFNA locations (NIC, Deerfield, Oshkosh South Annex).
Amcor 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 Amcor Scholarship Program must be:
- *Dependent children under 25 years of age, of permanent full-time colleagues of Amcor Flexibles North America and Corporate U.S. colleagues at AFNA locations (NIC, Deerfield, Oshkosh South Annex). Children of deceased, disabled, or retired employees are also eligible.
*Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee. - High school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
**Children of Amcor executive officers are not eligible for this program.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.
New in 2025: No renewable scholarships will be granted to new recipients. Going forward, all new recipients who meet eligibility requirements may reapply on a yearly basis.
For past recipients (2024 and prior): Awards for recipients attending a two- or four-year college or university are renewable up to three times or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of satisfactory academic performance and full-time enrollment. Awards for recipients attending vocational-technical programs are renewable once and for one additional year should the course of study require it. Recipients graduating from a vocational-technical program and transferring to a four-year college must reapply to be considered for another award.
Students attending community/junior colleges and vocational-technical schools will be evaluated in a separate pool.
Students graduating and receiving a diploma or certificate at their community/junior college or vocational-technical school will be considered to be attending a vocational-technical school. (Please choose this school option within your application.) Students receiving an associate’s degree at their community/junior college or vocational-technical school will be considered to be attending a community/junior college. (Please choose this school option within your application.)
Recipients attending military service academies will receive a one-time scholarship for their first year at the military service academy. These students may not reapply to the program in future years.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in early April. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Per IRS Revenue Procedure 76-47, up to 25% of eligible applicants may be awarded. 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.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the Amcor Cares Foundation. Recipients will receive their checks in early August made payable to the school.
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
Once recipients are selected, financial data is reviewed to determine the amount of each award, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Scholarship recipients who do not demonstrate financial need or whose parents choose not to supply the requested financial information will be eligible to receive a minimum award only.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America based on the funds available from the Amcor Cares Foundation. In no instance does any officer or employee of Amcor 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.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
