Knife River Family Scholarship Program
Knife River Corporation has established a scholarship program to assist children, grandchildren and spouses of full-time team members who plan to continue their education in college, vocational-technical school or graduate school programs.
Knife River Family 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 Knife River Family Scholarship Program must:
- Be children (natural, adopted, or stepchild), grandchildren, or spouses of active full-time team members of Knife River Corporation who have been employed by Knife River Corporation or any of its affiliate organizations on a regular basis as defined by the respective employing company for a minimum of one (1) year as of the application deadline date
- Also eligible are the children or spouse of a deceased team member, provided the team member was an active full-time team member on a regular basis as defined by the respective employing company for a minimum of one (1) year at the time of his/her death
- Be high school seniors or graduates or current college undergraduates or graduate level students
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. Up to eighteen (18) awards will be granted for undergraduate study, and two (2) awards will be granted for graduate study.
Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for undergraduate and graduate study.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in late June.
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 Knife River Corporation. Payment is made in early August.
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
- 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 Knife River Corporation play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. 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.
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than three business days after the application deadline date.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
