A.L.M. Scholarship
Program

The A.L.M. Scholarship Program awards college students who have a parent, step-parent, or legal guardian who has been employed by the Company for a minimum of three years prior to the application deadline (May 15th).

Applicant: 

• Must be enrolled in a 2-year associate’s degree program or 4-year bachelor’s degree program with a minimum of 15 credits per semester.  
• May apply at any point in their academic career as long as the eligibility requirements are met. For example, students may apply as a college freshman, sophomore, etc. 

Please note: only one child per family is eligible to receive this scholarship at a time.

Grandchildren of employees are not eligible for this scholarship program unless the grandparent is the legal guardian of the applicant.

No, this scholarship is not eligible for graduate school programs.

 The program offers two scholarship options:

4-Year Bachelor’s Degree Program 

• Valued at $4,000 per academic year and distributed in $2,000 increments each semester.  
• Follows a traditional bachelor’s degree program of eight consecutive semesters, or the remaining semesters required to complete a traditional eight consecutive semester program. 

2-Year Associate’s Degree Program 

• Valued at $2,000 per academic year and distributed in $1,000 increments each semester. 
• Follows a traditional associate’s program schedule of four consecutive semesters, or the remaining semesters required to complete a traditional four consecutive semester program. 

The scholarship will be granted to students who exhibit strong work ethic, leadership, school/community involvement, academic achievement, and who demonstrate future educational, personal and career goals. 

Applications are reviewed by an independent scholarship committee based on the selection criteria established by the A.L.M. Scholarship Program, without interference from the company or any employee.

The number of scholarships awarded each year is based on a percentage of total applications received and money available.

All students interested in applying for the A.L.M. Scholarship Program must complete the two-part application process prior to May 15^th to be considered.

Part One: Students must complete and submit the online questionnaire by clicking here or the Application button above.

The Experience and Activities Worksheet should be downloaded and utilized to complete questions 25 – 27. Click here to download a blank template.

Part Two: After submitting the questionnaire, applicants will receive an email confirmation and instructions on how to submit the following documents to complete their application:

1. an official school transcript; 
2. at least one single-page, academic letter of recommendation from a teacher or school advisor. Letter(s) must be signed and dated within the last 12 months; 
3. at least one single-page letter of recommendation from an individual who is not a relative and has a current work or personal relationship with the applicant. Letter(s) must be signed and dated within the last 12 months; and
4. a completed Experience and Activities Worksheet.

Students must submit their application between March 15^th – May 15^th each year to be considered.

Award recipients are announced by June 30^th.

Once awarded the scholarship, checks are endorsed to and typically distributed directly to your school by August 15^th.

To help you prepare, we recommend reviewing the Program Guidelines, the Questionnaire Preview, and the Experience and Activities Worksheet prior to submitting your application.

You can download all materials from the Guides page.