Bob’s Discount Furniture Education Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist employees and children of employees and their domestic partners.
Bob’s Discount Furniture Education Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist employees and children of employees and their domestic partners who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
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.
Employee applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
Children of employee applicants must meet all the following criteria:
Children of senior executives (SVP/EVP) are ineligible.
Employee Awards:
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $5,000 award. Up to twenty (20) awards will be granted.
Dependent Awards:
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive $5,000 award. Up to fifty (50) awards will be granted.
All Awards:
Renewal awards can be used toward a bachelor’s degree and then transfer to a master’s degree if the student enrolls in a graduate program immediately after completing their undergraduate degree. Recipients can receive the award for a total of 4 consecutive years.
Per IRS Rev. Proc. 76-47, the employment eligibility requirement does not apply to previous recipients.
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.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Bob’s Discount Furniture Education Foundation. Payment is made in August.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of finalists is made by Scholarship America. A Bob’s Discount Furniture Education Foundation selection committee will review finalists and select recipients. 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.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
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 March 23, 2026 3:00 PM Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.