Lands’ End School Outfitters Starboard Scholarship Program
Land’s End has established a scholarship program for current students, grade 8-12, attending Land’s End Preferred schools.
Lands’ End School Outfitters Starboard 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 Lands’ End School Outfitters Starboard Scholarship Program must:
- Be an eighth grader or high school student at a Lands’ End Preferred School in the United States as of January 15, 2027. (the school must be an active customer of Lands’ End at the time of application and not have submitted any cancellation notice).
- Be currently in grades 8-12.
- Fully complete the application process outlined in the Selection Criteria below.
- If under age 13, have parental consent in the online application.
- Scholarships are one-time only; past recipients are not eligible to reapply.
Children of employees of Lands’ End and the Lands’ End Board of Directors are ineligible.
Limit one (1) application per child.
Only the first 1,000 applications will be accepted. Applications will be accepted from September 11, 2026 through January 15, 2027, or when 1,000 applications have been received.
Scholarship recipients will be notified by March 26, 2027 with an acceptance deadline of April 25, 2027.
Awards
Up to 5 scholarships of $5,000 each will be granted, one student for each grade 8 – 12, regardless of their school’s status as an Exclusive or Non-Exclusive Lands’ End School customer at the time of the scholarship award; provided that he/she is a qualified applicant as determined by Scholarship America. If a grade fails to produce a qualified applicant, the scholarship will be awarded to an at-large applicant.
Only one scholarship will be awarded per school.
Student scholarships can be used in one of the following three ways:
- If in grade 12, use the scholarship for college tuition, fees, books, and supplies at an accredited postsecondary institution following high school graduation, OR
- If in grade 8–11, have his/her school apply it to the 2027-28 academic year tuition, books, and fees, OR
- Have the scholarship deposited in a 529 plan in his/her name.
Awards are for high school or undergraduate tuition only.
Scholarships are one-time only; past recipients may not reapply.
The award will be issued by Scholarship America in U.S. currency.
Notification
Scholarship recipients will be notified by March 25, 2027 with an acceptance deadline of April 25, 2027.
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.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Land’s End. Payment is made in August 2027.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Two essays on the following:
- Essay #1: At Lands’ End, we believe the things built with care leave a lasting impact. Share how your school uniform has supported you through important moments, achievements, or challenges, and how those experiences have helped shape the person you’ve become.
- Essay #2: Strong communities are built when people help others feel safe, supported, and able to succeed. Describe a time when you made a positive impact on your school, community, or the lives of those around you. What inspired your actions, and how has that experience influenced your goals for the future?
Financial need will not be considered. Receipt of this scholarship may negate or otherwise affect the financial aid the student may otherwise receive from other sources.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Land’s End 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Students currently enrolled in grades 8-12 at a Lands’ End Preferred School. The school must have a preferred status as of September 11, 2026. The school must be an active customer of Lands’ End at the time of application and not have submitted any cancellation notice.
The student completes the application. Students under the age of 13 must have parental consent before submitting the application. Please visit the application website for further instructions.
The teacher recommendation is an online one-page form that the teacher completes. The student sends the teacher an email from his/her application that contains a link to the recommendation form. The teacher completes the form and locks and submits it to the student’s application. The student cannot see the completed form; however, the student can tell if the recommendation form was submitted.
Yes, the student should receive the teacher’s permission before sending a recommendation request email.
Schools have security firewalls that block some emails. If the teacher does not receive the email, have the teacher check the computer’s Spam/Junk folder. If the email did not arrive, have the teacher give you another email. (example – a Google or Yahoo account) If the teacher is unwilling to do so, the student will have to ask another teacher to be their recommender.
A transcript or a report card (depending on the age of the student) from the entire 2025-2026 academic year. The document needs to show the student’s name, the school’s name, and all classes, credit hours and grades listed per term taken.
Yes, there are two essay questions. Each essay may be up to 200 words in length. Directions are given within the application.
