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Panda Cares Scholars Program

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Application Deadline:

September 20, 2024 11:59 PM CST

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:

    • Be a Club Org level Youth of the Year recipient*
      OR
    • Be a Club Org Member who has received funding from Panda Cares in the last four years*
      AND
    • Be a high school junior or senior (graduation years of 2024, 2025, 2026)
    • Have a demonstrated financial need
    • Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale

*Applicants to provide a record of the length of attendance at the local Club.

Awards

Youth of the Year Recipient Scholarship: Up to one hundred (100) awards of $5,000 will be awarded.

Club Organization Member Scholarship: Up to one hundred (100) awards of $2,500 will be awarded.

Awards are to be used for education-related expenses for undergraduate study.

Please see the Panda Cares Additional Information document linked for more information.

Awards are one-time only and not renewable.

Required Documents

Applicants must also complete the following requirements:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades must be uploaded with your application. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
  • A completed online recommendation

NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload an official copy of those test scores separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients will be selected by Scholarship America based on academic performance, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, a statement of career and educational goals and objectives, unusual personal or family circumstances and an online recommendation completed by a club staff member.

Financial need will be considered. Recipients must demonstrate need.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Panda Cares play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

All applicants will be notified in late October. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Panda Cares. Recipients will request payments as needed. Funds may be utilized within two years of activation.

Obligations

Recipients are required to notify Scholarship America of any changes in address, school enrollment, or other relevant information, and to send a complete transcript when requested.

Revisions

Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Panda Cares reserve the right to review the conditions and procedures of this scholarship program and to make changes at any time including termination of the program.

For more information or questions:

Call: 1-507-931-1682

Email: bgcpandacares@scholarshipamerica.org