The Dick & Amelia Saulsbury Scholarship
Saulsbury has established a scholarship program to assist children of employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
The Dick & Amelia Saulsbury Scholarship
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 Dick & Amelia Saulsbury Scholarship Program must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be dependent* children, age 24 and under, of full-time Saulsbury employees who have a minimum of two years of employment with the company as of the application deadline date.
*Dependent children are children who qualify for benefits provided by the company. - Be high school seniors or graduates or current postsecondary undergraduates.
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Be pursuing preferably construction trades, engineering, construction science, education, or business (including human resources) or majors related to health sciences.
- Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent).
Children of Vice Presidents and above are ineligible to apply.
Awards
Award information:
- If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award in the amount of $5,000.
- Up to four (4) awards will be granted.
- Awards are not renewable; however students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
- Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in late April. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
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 Saulsbury. Payments are 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
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
- An online recommendation
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Saulsbury 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.
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.
