The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program

Receive up to $100,000 over four years with The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program.

Are you are making a difference in your classroom and in your community. If you have the passion to succeed—especially in fields of study important to the automotive and related industries—the Buick Achievers Scholarship Program is looking for you. This year, they will award 100 renewable scholarships of up to $25,000 per year.

A dedicated student. A leader in school. A volunteer worker. A college-bound and community-minded individual. The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program wants to reward students who have succeeded both inside and outside of the classroom—and who may not be able to attend college without financial assistance. It’s a reward for what you’ve made of yourself and the difference you are making for others.

With the addition of this year’s scholarships, Buick Achievers has awarded nearly $16.5 million to approximately 3,300 exceptional students since the program’s inception in 2011.

Applicants must:

* Be high school seniors or graduates or be current undergraduate students
* Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university based in the U.S. or Puerto Rico for the entire 2014–15 academic year (excluding proprietary and online schools)
* Plan to major in a specified course of study that focuses on Engineering/Technology or select Design and Business-related programs of study. See the list of eligible majors.
* Be interested in pursuing a career in the automotive or related industries
* Be U.S. citizens and have permanent residence in the United States or Puerto Rico

Excluded from consideration are employees and relatives of employees of Scholarship Management Services, Scholarship America and their affiliates and subcontractors, and GM Foundation Directors, Officers, and staff and their relatives. Although GM employees are not eligible, relatives of General Motors employees are eligible.

Scholarship recipients are selected based on the following factors:

* Academic achievement and financial need
* Participation and leadership in community and school activities, work experience and interest in pursuing a career in the automotive or related industry
* Please note special consideration will be given to the following applicants: first-generation college, female, minority, military veteran or a dependent of military personnel

The majority of the scholarships will be awarded to students majoring in Engineering/Technology fields.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship Management Services. All scholarship recipients may be subject to a criminal background check. Recipients of a Buick Achievers Scholarship shall not commit any act that indicates dishonesty or moral turpitude or that otherwise could materially injure the General Motors Foundation, Buick or General Motors Company’s reputation. If such an act is committed by a Buick Achievers Scholarship Program recipient, the Buick Achievers Scholarship award shall immediately be revoked. In no instance will any Director or Officer of the General Motors Foundation or any employee of General Motors play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

Recipients of the 100 Buick Achievers National Scholarship will receive:

* An award of up to $25,000 per year, renewable for up to four years, and one additional year for those entering a five-year engineering program.

The actual award amount will not exceed the total cost of the student’s tuition, fees, books, supplies, required equipment, room and board and other allowable expenses, less other gift aid known at the time of application (scholarships, grants and other awards that do not have to be paid back). Awards are renewable for the given years noted above or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), full-time enrollment and continuing to major in an eligible field of study.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

The application period is now open and will close at 5:00 p.m. EST on February 28, 2014.

Proudly funded by the GM Foundation

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