Central States Manufacturing Scholarship Program

The Central States Manufacturing Scholarship Program offers education scholarships to dependents of regular full-time Central States employees. The purpose of the program is to provide opportunity for eligible high school seniors and college students to pursue their career goals and encourage students to continue education beyond high school.

Scholarship’s Eligibility Requirements

This is a competitive scholarship program. The program will distribute up to $40,000 to eligible applicants. Tiered scholarship amounts will be awarded and based on financial need. Scholarship applicants must be:

1. Dependent of a regular full-time Central States employee.
2. High school graduate or current high school senior planning to enroll for the 24/25 Academic Year as a full-time student (minimum of 12 credit hours) at an accredited U.S. college, university, technical program or trade school that results in a certificate or diploma. This scholarship is only open for undergraduate degree programs. Masters’ or Doctorate programs will not be considered.
3. Applicants must be in good academic standing and provide a copy of his or her transcript with a minimum 2.0 grade point average (as of Fall 2023) based on a 4-point scale, or provide proof of GED completion.

2026 Application Period: The application opens February 12th, 2026 and the deadline for submissions is March 31, 2026.