Port of Wilmington Maritime Society

Applications must be submitted online through the Center for Scholarship Administration (CSA) website. There are three steps to complete the application:

1. Click the "create application" button below to answer the prequalifying questions. When you submit these, it will automatically take you to the profile page.
2. Create or update your profile. Save and continue to the online application.
3. Complete the online application. A confirmation email will be sent when the online portion of your application is complete. Applicant should contact CSA if a confirmation email is not received.
4. Mail in, or email, the packet of additional required materials. See "What constitutes a complete application" below.
If you need assistance,please email: elisabeth@csascholars.org.

Applicants to the Chem-Trend Scholarship Program must be:
• Dependent children, age 25 and under, of Chem-Trend Limited Partnership employees who have a minimum of one (1) year continuous service with the company as of the application deadline date.
• High school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll, or students who are already enrolled in a full-time* undergraduate course of study at an accredited educational institution, which may include college, university, trade school, and art schools located in the United States in any field of study leading to an undergraduate degree or certification..
*Full-time study is defined as full-time enrollment for the entire upcoming academic year.

The deadline for submission of the online portion of the application is March 24, 2021. Deadline for receipt of the additional required materials is 5:00 PM EST. March 24, 2021. The additional materials required must be mailed in ONE envelope to the Information Capital Scholarship, PO BOX 1465, Taylors, SC 29687 or emailed in ONE email to Elisabeth@csascholars.org. The additional materials required must be RECEIVED no later than 5:00 pm est. March 24, 2021.

You must submit the following additional materials:

• Signed Student Authorization and Acknowledgements Form, found in the online application, signed by the scholarship candidate.
Download the Student Authorization and Acknowledgements Form.

• Official TRANSCRIPT with grades and cumulative GPA posted through the Fall 2021 semester. (It must be OFFICIAL)

Up to two (2) scholarships of $2500 will be awarded each year. Funds will be applied to the cost of tuition, fees, and books. Scholarship awards must be used in the year they are awarded and will be sent directly to the student's school upon receipt of the payment form and acceptance form.

Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet the eligibility requirements. A student may receive an award a maximum of two (2) times. There is a limit of one award per family per year. All awards are for undergraduate study only.

The recipients may attend any accredited educational institution, which may include college, university, trade school, and art schools located in the United States in any field of study leading to an undergraduate degree or certification ppovpo rovided the institution meets the stipulations in the following paragraph.

The institution must be an educational organization that normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly enrolled body of pupils or students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are regularly carried on. To the extent the institution is involved in the selection of the recipients (if at all), such involvement must comply with the Fund's policy of awarding scholarships on an objective and non-discriminatory basis as well as the Fund's Conflict of Interest Policy.

Extenuating circumstances requiring a student to sit out a semester must be explained in writing to CSA. You will be notified of the final decision. If a recipient is out for a semester and doesn`t receive approval, then that semester is forfeited.

An independent Scholarship Selection Committee will consider the respective ability, academic merit, educational goals, and career ambitions of each applicant.

All applicants will be notified in writing by email, whether or not they have been selected to receive a scholarship. Those students selected will download a package from their online account that includes a scholarship agreement and information about the scholarship terms.

Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet the eligibility requirements. A student may receive an award a maximum of two (2) times. There is a limit of one award per family per year.