Dependent Scholarship Awards Grant

The Dependent Scholarship Awards, offered by the Koch Family Foundation, provide $2,000 scholarships to eligible dependents of full-time Koch company employees. This competitive program aims to support undergraduate and skilled-trade students pursuing education in accredited institutions. Selection is based on various factors, including essays and community involvement, with decisions finalized by May 1. The foundation emphasizes its commitment to fostering arts and education in Kansas, continuing a legacy of support for learning and creativity.

Koch Family Foundation
This foundation was created with a singular mission: to foster arts and education in Kansas. And like many cherished family traditions, that commitment to lifelong learning has passed on from generation to generation.
It all began with Fred and Mary Koch, who made Wichita their home in 1932. They not only valued the importance of education, they made a point of supporting the fine arts as well. The Koch Family Foundation continues its tradition of providing generous resources to inspire individuals to grow and share their talents with Kansas and the rest of the world.
The Dependent Scholarship Awards is a competitive scholarship program for undergraduate and skilled-trade students. $2,000 scholarships are awarded to qualifying dependents of full-time Koch company employees.
Scholarship selection
In compliance with IRS regulations, a maximum of 25 percent of all qualified applications received may be awarded scholarships. This does not apply to renewal scholarships. Award decisions will be made by the Scholarship Selection Committee by May 1 and the committee’s decisions will be final. No employee or director of Koch, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries serves on the Scholarship Committee. The committee will base its decisions on a variety of factors including essays, community and school involvement, and other application criteria.

Eligibility

Applicant must be at least a high school senior and not older than 25 years of age on March 1 of the application year.At the time the application is submitted, the applicant must be enrolled or anticipate being enrolled in an accredited United States or Canadian college, university or regionally accredited nonprofit trade school as a full-time undergraduate student (minimum of 12 undergraduate hours of credit per semester) for the fall 2025 semester.Applicant must be a dependent of a parent or legal guardian who is a full-time employee of Koch, Inc.; Koch Holdings, LLC; 1888 Management, LLC; or any of their wholly-owned subsidiaries in the U.S. or Canada, with a minimum of one year of service by March 1 of the application year (does not apply to applicants who are renewing scholarships).

Ineligibility

Dependents of employees serving on the Koch, Inc.’s board of directors or as officers of Koch, Inc. at the level of vice president or above. Dependents of part-time employees or employees working on a contractual basis with Koch, Inc. or any other Koch company.