Patterson Foundation Scholarship Grant
Funding Amount
US $4,750 - US $19,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- The award applies to two-year and four-year universities, community colleges, and vocational and technical colleges.
- Students can continue to renew the award after receiving an AA degree as long as they enroll in a baccalaureate degree program.
- High school seniors or college students, up to age 24
- Current college freshmen, sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply.
Other requirements
- This scholarship award is only available to dependents of Patterson Companies employees.
- It’s unique to Patterson as a way to support ongoing education and advancement.
- All undergraduate degrees and majors are eligible for the award.
Overview
The Patterson Foundation Scholarship offers $4,750 annually to children and legal dependents, aged 24 and under, of full-time employees at Patterson Companies in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. Renewable for up to four years, this scholarship can total $19,000 for higher education at accredited institutions. All undergraduate degrees are eligible, and students can reapply even if they have previously been denied. A selection committee from Scholarship America, Inc. reviews applications each summer.
Patterson Foundation scholarships provide college scholarships of $4,750 each to children and legal dependents, age 24 and under, of full-time Patterson Companies employees in the U.S., U.K. and Canada.
An independent selection committee from Scholarship America reviews the submitted applications and makes recommendations for awards each summer. Applying is easy and one in four applicants will receive a scholarship!
Funding
Renewable for up to four years, the scholarship can provide as much as $19,000 for a full-time education at an accredited two- or four-year college or vocational/technical school. Students pursuing any course of study are encouraged to apply.
Students that applied in previous years but did not win are encouraged to reapply. Circumstances and the applicant pool change every year!
Eligibility
This scholarship award is only available to dependents of Patterson Companies employees. It’s unique to Patterson as a way to support ongoing education and advancement.
The award applies to two-year and four-year universities, community colleges, and vocational and technical colleges. Students can continue to renew the award after receiving an AA degree as long as they enroll in a baccalaureate degree program.
All undergraduate degrees and majors are eligible for the award.
Applicants must be high school seniors or college students, up to age 24.
Current college freshmen, sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply.
What Patterson Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 119
- Total given
- $1.42M
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Range
- $100–$653K
- By dollars: Minnesota 56%, Colorado 6%, Massachusetts 5%. Top recipient cities: Minneapolis, MN; Saint Paul, MN; Red Wing, MN.
- 46% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 51% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Scholarship America Inc · St Peter, MN
Scholarships for post secondary education
$653K
Hope Dental Clinic · St Paul, MN
Increasing dental access grant
$42K
Care Clinic · Red Wing, MN
Increasing dental access grant
$40K
National Education for Assistance Dog Services Inc · Princeton, MA
Increasing access to service dogs
$35K
Kids in Need of Dentistry · Denver, CO
Increasing dental access grant
$30K
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