Kelly Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund Grant

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation is a nationally respected leader in charitable giving, dedicated to improving quality of life in Greater Kansas City by increasing philanthropy, educating and connecting donors to community needs, and leading on critical local issues. Today, it manages more than $7 billion in assets, administers over 7,000 charitable funds, and has distributed more than $8 billion in grants, consistently ranking among the top community foundations nationwide.
Kelly Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund provides scholarship support to children, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren of current Altec Industries employees who are pursuing an engineering degree at an accredited two year or four year college or university. Eligible applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll as full time students in an engineering program and meet academic requirements, including a minimum 3.5 high school GPA and qualifying ACT or SAT scores for U.S. students, or an 80 percent honours average for Canadian students. The scholarship supports both U.S. and Canadian applicants who meet eligibility criteria and are preparing for careers in engineering.

Eligibility

For US studentsbe a natural, adopted or step-child, niece, nephew or grandchild of a current Altec Industries employee (not an intern or contractor); andbe a high school graduate with a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.5; andhave an ACT composite score of 24 or above along with an ACT mathematics score of 28 or above; or the SAT equivalent andbe enrolled or planning to enroll as a full-time student at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university; andbe pursuing a degree in engineering;For Canadian studentsbe a natural, adopted or step-child, niece, nephew or grandchild of a current Altec Industries employee (not an intern or contractor); andbe a high school graduate with an 80% average (Honours)be enrolled or planning to enroll as a full-time student at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university; andbe pursuing a degree in engineeringprovide a document outlining your enrollment into an engineering program