The City That Works Scholarship

Scholarship Value: $1,000
Awards Available: 1

This scholarship will award one student $1,000 who shares the best response to why their current job or future career path is important to them, as well as how they believe it helps improve the lives of others. Our goal with this prompt is to get students thinking about how their career not only benefits them, but also how it benefits their community. As the city that works, our workforce consists of many individuals who together make our city what it is. By offering this scholarship, we hope to help one student be one step closer to funding their education to become a valuable part of their city’s workforce.

Eligibility

  • The City That Works Scholarship is open to any current high school senior, college student or graduate student who is a legal resident of the United States and resides in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia. The applicant must also be enrolled and/or accepted in a two to five-year college or university for the Fall 2023 school year. 
  • Employees of Costa Ivone, LLC, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and persons living in the same households of such individuals are not eligible to apply for this scholarship. 
  • Applicants should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing with their current educational institution.

Application Requirements

  • The candidate must submit a 750-1,000 word essay response to the prompt: Why is your current job or future career path important to you? How do you believe this career path improves the lives of others? 
  • The applicant must submit a resumé that lists their professional and academic experience, as well as any volunteer work or awards. 
  • The applicant must submit a current transcript from their school. First-year college students, graduate students, or individuals who have recently transferred schools may submit an unofficial transcript from their current school, as well as the most recent official transcript from their prior school. High school students must also submit proof of acceptance to their college or university.

The recipient of The City That Works Scholarship will be chosen during the month following the scholarship deadline.

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