2025 Charles W. Frees, Jr. Scholarship Program

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 11, 2025
• Value$1,500 to $5,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorScholarship America
• Eligible CountryUnited States

Table of Content

• Overview
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Programme Overview

Charles W. Frees, Jr. Scholarship Fund has established a scholarship program to assist children of employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.

The program is administered by Scholarship America, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

Benefits

Awards may range from $1,500 to $5,000. The award amount and number of awards granted is based on the funds available and amount of eligible applications received each year.

Awards are one-time only. Past recipients may not reapply.

Awards are for undergraduate study only and may be used for any education-related expenses.

Requirements

Applicants to the Charles W. Frees, Jr. Scholarship Program must:

• Be a U.S. Citizen
• Be male high school seniors or graduates from a high school in the Greater St. Louis area
  • Missouri:
    • St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Lincoln County, Jefferson County, Franklin County, Warren County
  • Illinois:
    • Madison County, Clinton County, Jersey County, St. Clair County, Monroe County
• Plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational school

Interview Dates and Process

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

• Academic record
• Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
• Work experience
• A statement of goals and aspirations
• Unusual personal or family circumstances
• An online recommendation

Financial need will be considered. Recipients must demonstrate need.

Application Documents

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

• A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
  • Student name
  • School name
  • Grades
  • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

Application Deadline

April 11, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Scholarship America on start.scholarsapply.org to apply

For more details, visit Scholarship America webpage