The Well Fargo is offering a scholarship program to those students who have served in the United States military and is a high school or GED graduates, current undergraduate or graduate-level students enrolled in full-time undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year and who possesses the other eligibility requirements for this scholarship. The program provides students scholarships to fill the unmet financial need of veterans after military benefits, and other grants and scholarships have been packaged by their school.
The applicants will get eligible for awards based on their academic performance, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, and two essays. The selected winners will receive an award amount of $5,000 per year and maybe renewable for up to three additional years. The amount will be used for the student’s educational expenses such as tuition assistance, books and other supplies, room and board fees, and transportation. This will help students in completing their degree courses and will also reduce reliance on student loans so that the students can achieve their goals and objectives, which will lead them to be successful in their careers.
Wells Fargo was established on March 18, 1852, as an American multinational financial service company. Its mission is to satisfy all of its customer’s financial needs. This scholarship program is one of their service program to fulfill the financial needs of students who want to pursue education.
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Brief Description
Check out the below details to get a quick idea about this program:
| Organization | Wells Fargo |
| Education Level | High school or GED graduate, undergraduate, graduate |
| Subjects | All |
| Amount | $5,000 |
| Access Mode | Online |
| Number of Awards | NA |
| City | Any |
| Nationality | Domestic |
| Country | USA |
| Contest Deadline | March 11, 2022 |
| Application Fees | None |
| Requirements | Varies |
Who is Eligible?
Applicant must:
- Have served in the United States military; this includes the Reserves and National Guard.
- Be honorably discharged (no more extended drilling or serving) veterans who have received a Certificate of Eligibility from the Department of Veterans Affairs or DD214 or another document of service stating “Honorable Discharged” by the program application deadline date. Spouses or widows of disabled veterans meeting the above criteria may also apply.
- Be high school or GED graduates, current undergraduate or graduate-level students enrolled in full-time undergraduate (first Associates or Bachelor’s) or graduate (first Master’s degree) study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school* for the entire upcoming academic year. Doctorate study is not eligible.
(*College must not be on warning or probationary status with the federal government or must not be in litigation with the federal government or a state.) - Have completed the FAFSA to ensure full discovery of actual unmet needs.
- Use any military education benefits for which they are eligible in the upcoming academic year.
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, or it’s equivalent.
How to Apply?
The students who pass the eligibility criteria and requirements should get themselves ready for the program, for that applicant must write two essays, one on their statement of military service and career and educational goals and objectives, and another on their statement describing any personal and financial challenges that may be barriers to completing postsecondary education. With this, applicants must attach a current, complete transcript of grades (not grades report) which displays student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken, a current college financial aid award letter (preferred) OR Student Aid Report (SAR) from most recent FAFSA filed, a copy of DD214 (preferred), certificate of eligibility from the Department of Veterans Affairs or other documents of service which includes the “Special Additional Information” section, and if the applicant is the spouse or widow of a disabled veteran, provide VA disability letter and copy of marriage license. Applicants should get all the materials ready and create an account on the official site of Scholarship America. If the applicant is a new user and already has an account, they must log in using their login credentials. Please click on the below link to create an account.
Benefits
Students applying for this scholarship program will get selected based on their academic performance, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, and two essays. Selected applicants will receive an award amount of $5,000. The amount will be used for the student’s education-related expenses such as tuition fees, books, other supplies, room and board, and transportation. This will help students in managing their education-related expenses so that they will be able to pursue their education and will also allow veterans to focus on completing their education and reduce reliance on student loans.
Application Deadline
Applicants interested in this program should create their account on the given portal and provide all the required documents before the deadline of March 11, 2022. Delayed applications will not be taken under consideration.
