WoodmenLife Focus Forward Scholarship® Program
A scholarship program for WoodmenLife Members.
WoodmenLife Focus Forward Scholarship® Program
WoodmenLife has established a scholarship program to assist WoodmenLife Members who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
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 WoodmenLife Focus Forward Scholarship® Program must:
- Be high school graduates or GED holders of the class of 2022, 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2026.
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire 2026-2027 academic year.
- Be a WoodmenLife member in good standing for a minimum of three (3) years.
- Be part of a 100% WoodmenLife Family
- All persons within the household must be WoodmenLife members in good standing by the date of application submission.
Past recipients of the WoodmenLife Focus Forward Scholarship ® are not eligible.
Awards
f selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award ranging from $500 to $10,000 in U.S. currency. Awards are allocated as follows:
- 3 awards at $10,000
- 15 awards at $2,500
- Up to 865 awards at $500
Awards are one-time only; past recipients may not reapply. Awards are not deferrable. All funds must be used in the 2025-2026 school term.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in April.
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 WoodmenLife.
Full payment is made in July for $500 and $2,500 awards. Payment for $10,000 awards are made in two payments in July and December.
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 career and educational goals and objectives
- Any unusual personal or family circumstances
- Essay: Describe a volunteer activity that you have participated in, what impact it had on the community and what you learned from this service
- Essay: Describe what patriotism means to you and how you demonstrate it
Volunteer hours served in the prior twelve months.
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of WoodmenLife 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.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
Frequently Asked Questions
STEP 1: Members should go to WoodmenLife.org/scholarships
STEP 2: Once on the scholarship page, click on the “Get Started Now” button. If you do not have the quick access code, contact your local Representative or call WoodmenLife Customer Service at 1-800-225-3108 to get it.
STEP 3: After entering your quick access code, you will be directed to the WoodmenLife Focus Forward Scholarship application site. If you are a new user on the site, you will need to create an account.
Applicants to the WoodmenLife Focus Forward Scholarship® Program must:
- Be high school graduates or GED holders of the class of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, or 2026.
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire 2026-2027 academic year.
- Be a WoodmenLife member in good standing for a minimum of three (3) years.
- Be part of a 100% WoodmenLife Family
- All persons within the household must be WoodmenLife members in good standing by the date of application submission.
Past recipients of the WoodmenLife Focus Forward Scholarship ® are not eligible.
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.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
Your certificate number is the 7 – 10 digit number identifying your policy.
You can find it on your actual certificate/policy provided to you by your WoodmenLife Representative, on the cover sheet of your Annual Report at the top-right of the first page or on your premium notice, in the box toward the center of the document.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of career and educational goals and objectives
- Any unusual personal or family circumstances
- Essay: Describe a volunteer activity that you have participated in, what impact it had on the community and what you learned from this service
- Essay: Describe what patriotism means to you and how you demonstrate it
Volunteer hours served in the prior twelve months.
October 31, 2025: Application opens
February 23, 2026: Application closes at 3 p.m. Central Time
April 2026: Award letters* emailed to recipients and emailed notification sent to non-recipients.
July 2026: Scholarship checks mailed to recipients.
*Please Note: In order to receive scholarship checks, awards must be electronically accepted by the established deadline. Email notification of this process is sent to all recipients in April.
Scholarship America
Phone: 507-931-8378
Email: woodmenlife@scholarshipamerica.org
Customer service is available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CST
No, we are unable to defer scholarship funds. All funds must be used during the 2026-2027 academic year.
