Shine Management is providing a scholarship to render financial assistance to qualified students. A qualifying student is defined as a dependent child of a Shine Management employee. A dependent child is defined as a child living at the employee`s primary residence for a minimum of one year. A Shine Management employee is defined as an active, full-time employee (at least 30 hours per week) who has been employed by SHINE Management for a minimum of one year.

• What is the application process?

  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: .

• Who is eligible for the scholarship?

  Applicant must be dependent children of qualified employees of Kemira.
  Applicant must be a high school senior planning to graduate in spring of the year application is made OR students currently enrolled full time as an undergraduate.
  Applicant must be planning to attend an accredited college of university on a full time basis in the fall of the year the awards are announced.
  Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 on latest transcript.
  Applicant must be unmarried and under the age of 25.

• When is the deadline for submission of materials?

  The deadline for submission of the online portion of the application is .
  Deadline for receipt of the additional required materials is 5:00 pm est. .
  The additional materials required must be mailed or emailed in ONE envelope/email to the , PO BOX 1465, Taylors, SC 29687 or emailed to . The additional materials required must be RECEIVED no later than 5:00 pm est. .
  
  Once an applicant has applied online and submitted the application they will receive an email immediately letting them know their application has been received and reminding them to submit by mail the remaining items required to complete the application. Failure to provide the additional materials within the designated time frame will result in an "incomplete" application. Incomplete applications will not be considered for scholarships.

• What constitutes a complete application packet?

  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   semester. (It must be OFFICIAL)

  • Submit a SIGNED LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION from a teacher/professor.

  Submit a PERSONAL STATEMENT/ESSAY. 500 Words with explanation as to why the scholarship is important and career plans, if known.

  • Submit a LIST OF YOUR ACADEMIC HONORS, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, COMMUNITY SERVICE, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, ETC.

• What is the value of the scholarship award?

  Kemira will award new scholarships annually in an amount up to $1,000 each. The award will be applied to the cost of tuition, fees, books and supplies required by the course instructor and should not exceed these costs.

• What college may I attend?

  You must be a full time student enrolled at any regionally accredited, public or private, two-year or four-year college or university, technical college, community college or vocational school offering an Associates or Bachelors degree.
  
  The recipient's school of choice must be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  
  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.
  
  All recipients must be full-time each semester and working toward an undergraduate degree.

• What if I am unable to attend consecutive semesters?

  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.

• How are winners selected?

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

• How will I be notified if I am chosen as a recipient?

  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.

• Is this scholarship renewable?

  This scholarship may be renewable for up to (1) one CONSECUTIVE year of undergraduate work.