Sam Scholarship Programs for All
Through the years both Walmart and the Sam Scholarship have become synonymous with community service. As one of the largest retailers in the United States, Walmart and the Sam’s Club membership outlet is a family-owned corporation. For the last twenty years, this corporation has been establishing roots in towns throughout the country. The philanthropic arm of the corporation is Wal-Mart Good Works. This foundation is dedicated to committing money to both local and regional community organizations and projects. This dedication is summed up in the company’s commitment statement to “act locally, think globally.”
One of the ways in which this is accomplished is by providing educational and career opportunities to Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club employees. The Good Works Foundation issued more than $9 million in Sam scholarship funds in 2010 to employees as well as members of local communities in which there is a Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club store.
Four Sam Scholarship Programs
There are currently four different Sams club scholarship programs that are maintained through the corporation as a way of focusing on the company’s educational responsibility. One of those club scholarships is the Associate Scholarship. This Sam club scholarship is a need-based award that is offered to all employees. All applicants must have a high school diploma or GED. They are also required to demonstrate educational motivation and financial need. Along with tuition, this Sam scholarship offers monetary awards that can be used for defraying the cost of food plans, on-campus residential expenses and textbooks.
Sams Club Scholarships for Non Employees
The Sam Walton Community Scholarship was designed for students who are from a community where there is a Wal-Mart store or Sam’s Club. All applicants are required to submit an application with the number of that local store attached. This Sam scholarship program is not open to employees or to the dependents of employees. All applicants must have a high school diploma or GED to be eligible for this club scholarship. Each Sam’s Club and Wal-mart store across the country can award up to two Sams scholarships. Applicants are required to maintain a minimum of a 2.5 GPA throughout high school.
Sams Club Scholarship for Employees
Another scholarship specifically targets individuals who are employees of a Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club store. Unlike the Associate Scholarship, the selection for this Sam scholarship program is not based primarily on financial need. Instead, the selection process is based on the individual’s potential for success and academic motivation. Applicants are not eligible for this club scholarship until they have been employed for a full-year. A maximum amount of $2,000 is available per academic year.
Sams Scholarship for Dependents of Employees
The Wal-Mart Family Foundation Scholarship is awarded to dependents of employees or Associates. A maximum of 10,000 is granted for a 4-year program. Winners are selected on the basis of financial need, extracurricular activities and academic merit. To be eligible for this Sam scholarship, applicants must be a graduating high school senior who is also the legal dependent or child of a full-time employee with a minimum of one year of employment. Applications across the country are pooled together and then reviewed by a panel of judges. 150 winners are selected. To be eligible for this Sam scholarship applicants must have a minimum score of 1030 on the SAT or a score of 22 on the ACT.
The Sam Scholarship for Further Education
Wal-Mart Higher Reach Scholarships are available for students with a desire to further their education after they have been out of high school for at least one year. Sam scholarships may be used for undergraduate work as well as graduate work. In addition, funds from this Sams scholarship can be used to pay for classes that will enhance general work and job skills. These club scholarships are worth up to $2,000.
Applicants may apply online through the Wal-mart corporate website. There are four different launch datses offered per year for these Sams club scholarships. These launch dates take place in November, February, May and August. Through these Sam scholarship opportunities, Sam’s Club scholarships offer the chance for students to improve their educational opportunities and consequently to improve their lives.
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Hello. How do I obtain an application for a Sam”s scholarship?
Freda,
near the end of the article you will see a link – Sams Scholarships, click on that.
I am interested in education for job improvement. Are there jobs at sam’s club that maynot be listed?
gail,
you must direct this question to them. We are not Sam’s club.
When I click on the above link, it only shows two scholarships available for Associates and their Dependents. Are these the only ones offered now?
Alisa,
scholarship sponsors change their programs yearly. This may be accurate at this time, but could change next month.
How do one become a member of Sam Scholarship.
Henery,
Walmarts is owned by Sams club – one of the smae. Go to http://foundation.walmart.com/our-focus/associate-scholarships to read more.
The listed scholarships look like they are for individual student’s but at my Sam’s Club I have seen checks written to schools. What scholarship does that fall under?
Sarah,
not sure about that other then you may want to inquire with human resources. Maybe there are educational programs Sams’ has for all employees, or maybe employees are just having there educational bills being directly deducted from their checks because they just requested it that way.
If I no longer work for walmart (it’s been years and left on good terms) I am in college is there anything available to help me?
Kimberly,
go to easy student loans to read more.