SumnerOne Scholarship

The SumnerOne Scholarship program will award renewable $2,500 scholarships annually to one or more SumnerOne employees or children of employees. Employees must have worked for at least one (1) year at the time of application deadline to be eligible or for their children to be eligible. Funding for this scholarship is from Ed and Mary Sumner to help our people and their children with educational opportunities.

Employees applying for the scholarship must enrolled or plan to enroll part- or full-time in a Business, Science, Technology, Engineering or Math programs of study. Children of employees may be pursuing any major. However, preference will be given to students in Business, Science, Technology, Engineering or Math programs of study.

Each recipient will demonstrate financial need at an accredited, nonprofit, post-secondary technical/trade school, two-year college or four-year college/university they attend, or will attend in the United States.

Eligibility
To be eligible, employee applicants applicant must:
• be an employee of SumnerOne who has worked for the company for at least one (1) year at the time of the application deadline
• identify a Business, Science, Technology, Engineering or Math field as the intended college major and degree
• plan to enroll part- or full-time in an accredited, nonprofit, post-secondary technical/trade school, two-year or four-year college/university in the United States of America, including its territories
• demonstrate unmet financial need, based on common methods for determination of unmet financial need then in practice by the St. Louis Community Foundation

To be eligible, children of employees must:
• be a dependent child of an employee of SumnerOne who has worked for the company for at least one (1) year at the time of the application deadline
• plan to enroll part- or full-time in an accredited, nonprofit, post-secondary technical/trade school, two-year or four-year college/university in the United States of America, including its territories
• demonstrate unmet financial need, based on common methods for determination of unmet financial need then in practice by the St. Louis Community Foundation

Selection
The St. Louis community Foundation is responsible for evaluation, selection and determination of award amount. Selection is made on quality of the essay, letter of recommendation, determination of financial need, and consideration of unusual circumstances. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please answer all questions that apply to you, even if they are not marked “required." Employment will be verified by SumnerOne. Financial need information will not be shared a with SumnerOne personnel: Information about scholarship recipients, including name, school, major and application essay may be shared with SumnerOne.

Recipients may be considered for renewal for up to three additional undergraduate years if a renewal application is submitted by the deadline and academic and financial eligibility criteria continue to be met. A link to apply for renewal of the SumnerOne scholarship will be emailed each spring to the email address we have on file for eligible recipients. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure the St. Louis Community Foundation has current contact information on file (mailing address, email address, phone number and institution of enrollment).

Notification
Application status will be changed from submitted to either offered or denied in June. Applicants can view their status by logging in to their Scholarship Central account.

Questions? Contact Ellen Vietor, Scholarship Manager at the St. Louis Community Foundation at scholarships@stlgives.org or (314) 880-4960.

This scholarship program, as component fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation, does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, national origin, gender, age, color, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability.

Award
$2,500 renewable
Deadline
04/15/2023
Supplemental Questions
  1. To be considered for this scholarship, your Scholarship Central General Application MUST include your FALL transcript for the current academic year. The transcript should show your name, school, grades, and cumulative GPA. If you previously uploaded an earlier transcript, please upload a new transcript to your General Application and change your answer to the GPA question. If your college choice has changed, please update that on the General Application as well.
  2. Select the option that describes you:
  3. Answer the following questions about yourself if you are applying or about your parent if you are a child applying for this scholarship
    • 1. SumnerOne Employee Name
    • 2. Location:
    • 3. Position:
    • 4. Date of hire:
  4. ESSAY: In 300 words or less, share with evaluators why you are applying for this scholarship. Identify your goals and explain how this scholarship will help you to accomplish them.
  5. UPLOAD: Upload your FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR) for next year.
  6. Enter your EFC that is on your FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR).
  7. UPLOAD: Please upload next year's Financial Aid Award Letter from the college you will attend. This document will be required before an award can be determined and should include: college name, applicant name, loans, grants and scholarships offered.
  8. What school issued the award letter that you uploaded?
  9. Upload documentation from the school you plan to attend that shows your total cost of attendance.
  10. Where will you live during the academic year for which you are applying?
  11. If you wish to inform the reviewers of any unusual financial circumstances, including costs associated with your education or educational loans already incurred for or by you, please provide here. Please note that tax forms, W-2s or other documentation may be requested to verify information on the FAFSA Student Aid Report.
  12. SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL RECOMMENDATION: Enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a recommendation on your behalf. NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to inform that person to watch for an email sent on your behalf that will explain how to complete this process.
  13. SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL SECOND RECOMMENDATION: Enter the name and e-mail address of an instructor, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other similarly qualified individual who will submit a letter of recommendation on your behalf. NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to inform that person to watch for an email sent on your behalf that will explain how to complete this process.
  14. SIGNATURE: By entering my full name below, I certify that the information I have provided is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and I authorize the St. Louis Community Foundation and its agents to examine, verify and discuss my academic records and other information that applies to the consideration of this application. My signature also signifies that, if awarded, I understand that it is my responsibility to inform the St. Louis Community Foundation of any changes to my college plans and that I understand that some portion of scholarship awards I receive from any source may be considered taxable income if the total amount exceeds the cost of tuition and course related fees, supplies and equipment.
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