Padgett Business Services Scholarship Program

Being a small, independent business owner can be rewarding but it is not always easy. Maintaining a profitable operation presents challenges not faced by large corporations and the resources available to big businesses often are not accessible to smaller organizations. Even more importantly, the small business owner must often struggle to provide a quality lifestyle for his or her family. Basic needs must be met for clothing, food, shelter, and education. Always sensitive to the needs of this special entrepreneur, Padgett Business Services is proud to offer a $500 scholarship in your community to a graduating high school senior whose parent or guardian owns and operates a small business. This regional award is part of an international program in which Padgett will offer more than $100,000 in scholarship monies throughout the United States and Canada. Since 1990, Padgett has awarded over $500,000 to dependents of small business owners. In order to be eligible for the Padgett Scholarship, an applicant must:

• be a dependent of a small business owner who employs fewer than 20individuals," owns at least 10% of the stock or capital of the business,and is active in the day to day operations of the organization
• be a graduating high school senior planning to attend an accredited post-secondary Institution

Applying for the Padgett Scholarship

Applications for the scholarship can be obtained by contacting Padgett Business Services in your community. The phone number and address of your local office are on the front of the brochure or listed in the telephone directory. Applicants will be required to verify their grade average (high school transcript required) and information concerning their parent's or guardian's parent business. In addition, each applicant must write a 100-word essay describing his or her education and career plans and their extracurricular and community activities. Completed applications are to be post marked and mailed to Padgett Business Services by March 1st.

Download this year's Scholarship application

Awarding the Padgett Scholarship... And More!

Each application will be judged by an independent scholarship committee. Local winners will be announced in May. Each Scholarship will be presented at a local awards ceremony. All regional winners will then become eligible for one national scholarship of $1000 and the 2 national winners will be eligible for the International scholarship of $2000, both which will be announced and presented in June.