The WGA Golf Outing is one of the events that raise funds for the WGA Education and Scholarship Foundation.
WGA Education and
Scholarship Foundation
What is the program?
The WGA Education and Scholarship Foundation offers the Your Store Scholarship Program, a program designed to help WGA member companies provide a scholarship program for their
employees without the administrative concerns connected with an internal program.
The Your Store Scholarship Program provides WGA members with scholarship applications. Your Store Scholarship applications are organized and judged through the WGA Education and Scholarship Foundation.
Why is this a good idea?
• A scholarship program promotes good employee relations within your company. It shows that you take an active interest in your employee’s education. This encouragement improves employee loyalty and morale.
• A scholarship program also promotes good public and community relations. The WGA Foundation distributes a scholarship press release after the winners are announced and sends it to newspapers in your local area. The press release includes a list of scholars, the names of the awards, and the source of the funds.
How is this “Your Store’s” scholarship?
• You determine the name, amount(s), and number of awards.
• Scholarships are awarded based on your direction, within the judging criteria.
• Encourage your employees to submit an application because someone from your company is guaranteed to win!
How does the program work?
Applications will be mailed to WGA members requesting them. They can then be distributed to employees interested in applying for their store scholarship.
Applications are processed and judged, scored, and sent to the WGA Education & Scholarship Foundation Board of Governors.
What will this cost me?
The minimum amount for a scholarship is $500. If you would like to contribute more than $500, we suggest that you create multiple scholarships or higher levels of scholarships ($1,000 or $1,500 levels).
Administrative fees are an additional $50 per scholarship awarded. The funds you provide to support your Your Store Scholarship(s) can be deducted as charitable contributions; the WGA Education & Scholarship Foundation is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt entity. (Ask your accountant). The awards are paid to the college and not the student.
| STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION: VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL SCHOOL |
| STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION: COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY |