Details and application process

An exclusive opportunity for Patterson Companies families

• Applicants can win $4,750 per year, renewable for 4 years by maintaining a 2.0 GPA ($19,000 total).
• This scholarship award is only available to dependents of Patterson Companies employees. It’s unique to Patterson as a way to support ongoing education and advancement.
• The award applies to two-year and four-year universities, community colleges, and vocational and technical colleges. Students can continue to renew the award after receiving an AA degree as long as they enroll in a baccalaureate degree program.
• All undergraduate degrees and majors are eligible for the award.
• Applicants must be high school seniors or college students, up to age 24.
• Current college freshmen, sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply.
• The application is available online only. Students will need the following items to apply for the scholarship:
• • The parent or guardian’s employee ID number (located in Workday)
  • School transcripts
  • Community involvement and work history (like a resume, if applicable)
  • Financial aid information (FAFSA)
• Students who applied in previous years but did not win are encouraged to reapply. Circumstances and the applicant pool change every year!
• For nontraditional high school students or students with circumstances that have affected their academic performance or ability to participate in community activities, there is a section in the application dedicated to sharing this information for the evaluation team at Scholarship America.

We are proud to work with Scholarship America to select each year’s recipients.

• Students must be dependents of Patterson Companies employees at the time of selection. After initial selection, students can continue to renew the scholarship even if the parent leaves the company.
• Scholarship America, based in St. Peter, Minnesota, is entirely responsible for the review and selection of applications, and the disbursement of funds. The Corporate Office does not see any open or submitted applications, nor the information contained in the applications.
• Standard Scholarship America recipient selection procedures are used including the consideration of these five areas:

• • Academic performance
  • Leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • Statement of career and educational aspirations and goals
  • Personal or family circumstances that might impact the above sections
• Scholarship America uses financial need as a consideration after the evaluation step is complete. Financial need is considered only after the full application is reviewed for the focus areas listed above.
• Siblings of previous winners are not guaranteed a scholarship based on family relations alone.