Sam Walton Community Scholarship

Sam Walton Community Scholarship

Eligibility
Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
* Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Legal Resident of the United States.
* Cannot be an associate (employee) of any division of Walmart; the dependent of a Walmart Associate; or the dependent of a Walmart Board of Directors member as of March 29, 2011.
* Must be a high school or home school senior graduating or earning a GED between August 1, 2010 and July 31, 2011.
* Must have a cumulative high school grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4-point unweighted scale, and have taken either the ACT or SAT test.

* Must plan to enroll for fall 2011 as a freshman at a two-year or four-year college or university that is located in the U.S. and is accredited and listed on the official website of the U.S. Department of Education (http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx). Military
academies are not approved institutions.

* Must have financial need and be able to demonstrate the need with required documents. (Note: Students with other funds that pay entirely for tuition, books, fees, and on-campus room and board are ineligible.)

Note: Additional guidelines apply. See the Program Guidelines document below for complete details.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2011.

http://www.act.org/walmart/community/