UPPO Scholarship Program
Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization has established a scholarship program to assist members’ employees and children, grandchildren, and nieces/nephews of members’ employees who plan to continue their education in college, vocational or graduate school programs.
UPPO 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 UPPO Scholarship Program must:
- Be dependent* children, grandchildren or nieces/nephews, age 25 and under, of full-time employees of Unclaimed Property Professional Organization members who have been named by the member organization as an authorized representative.
*Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee. - Be regular full-time employees of Unclaimed Property Professional Organization members who have been designated by the member organization as authorized representatives and not eligible for tuition reimbursement by the member organization.
- Be high school seniors, high school graduates, current postsecondary undergraduates, or graduate level students.
- Plan to enroll in full-time** undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, vocational-technical school, or graduate school for the entire upcoming academic year.
**Employees of Unclaimed Property Professional Organization members may be enrolled part-time (minimum 6 credits).
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Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. Up to two awards will be granted.
Awards are renewable up to three years or until a degree is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of satisfactory academic performance and full-time enrollment.
Students who have previously received the scholarship and wish to renew will receive an email invitation to renew their scholarship in January and should not complete a new application.
If the scholarship recipient is the authorized representative of a UPPO member company and his/her employment is terminated either voluntarily or involuntarily, or reduced to less than full-time, the recipient is no longer eligible for renewal. If the recipient changes employment from one UPPO member company to another and maintains membership as an authorized representative of the UPPO member company, he/she may maintain renewal eligibility.
Dependent students may maintain their eligibility for renewal even if their parent or guardian is no longer employed by the UPPO member company.
Awards are for undergraduate and graduate study.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in late 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.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization. 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 Unclaimed Property Professional Organization 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.
