Skillsoft Scholarship Program
Skillsoft Corporation has established a scholarship program to assist employees’ children who plan to continue their education in undergraduate study, graduate study or vocational school programs.
Skillsoft 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 Skillsoft Scholarship Program must be:
- Dependent* children, age 24 and under, of full-time benefits-eligible U.S. and international Skillsoft employees who have a minimum of one year of employment with the company as of the application deadline date.
*Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee. - High school seniors/final year upper secondary students or graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited two-year 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 twenty (20) awards will be granted each year.
Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for undergraduate or graduate study or vocational school programs.
Notification
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.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Skillsoft Corporation. Payment is made in mid-August. Award payments will be issued in U.S. currency.
Recipients outside the U.S. or Canada may receive award payments in their local currency when available, via wire transfer.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis:
- 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
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Skillsoft 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:
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- 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.*
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
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.
*Due to difference in educational systems, applicants from countries other than the U.S. and Canada must provide the following materials:
- English translations for all non-English documents.
- Students currently or previously enrolled in an institution of higher education (university) must include the following documents:
- Academic record (transcript of grades) for all higher education course work completed, and
- Upper-secondary school credential/diploma/certificate.
- Current upper-secondary school students and students who have completed less than one year of higher education (university) must include the following documents:
- Academic record (transcript of grades) for all upper-secondary education course work completed during the past three years, and
- Results of academic examinations
- Students currently or previously enrolled in an institution of higher education (university) must include the following documents:
Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.
