Cengage Group Scholarship Program
Cengage Group has established a scholarship program to assist employees’ dependent children who plan to start and/or continue education in college or vocational school programs.
Cengage Group Scholarship Program
Renewable scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice.
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 of the Cengage Group Scholarship Program must be:
- Dependent* children, age 24 and under, of Cengage Group U.S. regular employees who are scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week and have a minimum of six months of employment with the company as of the application deadline date
- High school seniors or graduates who will 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
*Dependent child is defined as your child by birth, adoption or permanent placement; and/or your stepchild or child of your domestic partner, if living with you.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $1,500 award.
Up to eighteen (18) awards will be granted.
Awards may be renewed for up to three additional 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, enrollment during the entire upcoming academic year, continued employment of the student’s parent at Cengage Group at the time award checks are issued, and continuation of the program by Cengage Group.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
You will be notified of the status of your application in February.
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 Cengage Group. Payment is made on July 15 contingent on continued parental employment at Cengage Group at the time award checks are issued.
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 goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances.
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Cengage Group 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 documents are submitted electronically.
