Applicants must:
• Be dependent children of an active World Finance employee who is actively employed 30+ hours per week and who has been employed in an active status for 1 year of service. Employees must be active at the time of the scholarship announcements.
• Be a High School senior or graduate and/or graduate student.
• Be no older than 24 years of age.
• Be planning to enroll full-time.
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• Be planning to attend an accredited two or four year college, university or technical college within the USA.

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: .

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 latest semester.

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

• Submit a VERIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE as proof of dependent child status.

• Submit a PERSONAL STATEMENT/ESSAY. Submit a one-page signed personal statement explaining why the scholarship is important to the applicant. Include college and career plans, if known.
Include applicant name and name of scholarship on the page.

• Signed list of achievements, memberships, leadership roles, community service.

All materials must be received by CSA by . The additional materials required must be mailed in ONE envelope to World Finance Dependent Scholarship Program, PO BOX 1465, Taylors, SC 29687.

The amount of the award will be $2500, and the number of recipients may vary from year to year. The awards will be applied to the cost of tuition, lab fees, books and supplies. Scholarship awards must be used in the year they are awarded. Recipients are required to access the Payment Form from www.scholarshipprograms.org home page. They must sign the form and submit it to their college to certify their enrollment and forward it to the Scholarship Director for payment. All grades and Payment Forms must be received no later than September 9, 2024.

This scholarship may be used for undergraduate or graduate programs. The recipients may attend any accredited two-four year college, university, or technical school, provided the institution is within the United States and 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.

The Scholarship Selection Committee considers respective ability, educational goals and career ambitions.

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.

This scholarship is non-renewable; however, current recipients may reapply and be considered for additional funding along with other new applicants. No recipient may receive the award more than 4 times. CSA will contact the current students to determine their desire to reapply.

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.