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At Lowe’s, we believe in helping current and future college students build a strong future, by ensuring they have access to the resources they need to pursue their education, and their dreams.

That’s why through the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation, we’ve established programs that reward deserving students with awards that include:

The Lowe’s Scholarship
The Carl Buchan Scholarship

For more scholarship information, please see our:

Application / Award Process
Program Details

The Lowe’s Scholarship

Eligibility:

The Lowe’s Scholarship is available to all eligible students within the participating community, including, but not limited to Lowe’s employees and their children. Eligible candidates must:

Be current high school seniors
Maintain a minimum 3.0 Grade Point Average (on a 4.0 scale)
Demonstrate a history of leadership and community involvement

Scholarships Granted:

1 Award at $15,000
22 Awards at $5,000 each
352 Awards at $1,000 each

*Total Annual Awards: $477,000

*Totals for 2007 calendar year. Awards are subject to change annually, based on company growth and performance.

Program Guidelines:

Scholarship funds may be used at any accredited two- or four-year college, university, or technical school in the United States
Scholarship funds may be applied to the cost of tuition, fees, books, lab fees and required class supplies

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The Carl Buchan Scholarship

The Carl Buchan Scholarship is available to full- and part-time Lowe’s employees, and their children ONLY. Eligible candidates must:

Be college students who have completed at least one full semester at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or technical school in the United States
Have at least 90 days of service with Lowe’s as of January 1 of the year in which the scholarships are awarded, and must be employed at the time awards are announced
Maintain a minimum 3.0 Grade Point Average (on a 4.0 scale)
Demonstrate a history of leadership and community involvement

Scholarships Granted:

25 Awards at $5,000 each

Total Annual Awards = $125,000

Program Guidelines:

Scholarship funds may be used at any accredited two- or four- year college, university, or technical school in the United States
Scholarship funds may be applied to the cost of tuition, fees, books, lab fees and required class supplies

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Application / Award Process

Applications for The Lowe’s Scholarship and The Carl Buchan Scholarship are available, and must be completed/submitted online at www.lowes.com/scholarships.
The application period opens on January 1, and closes on March 1 annually
Scholarship semi-finalists will be notified by SPA (Scholarship Program Administrators) on the second Friday in March
Scholarship winners will be notified by SPA on May 1
Scholarship checks (made payable to designated school) are sent by SPA to winners’ homes on August 1

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Scholarship Program Details

All Lowe’s scholarship programs are funded by Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation
The entire process is outsourced to SPA (Scholarship Program Administrators) and managed by College Recruiting
Awards are not renewable; however, students can reapply each year as long as they continue to meet the eligibility requirements
A student may transfer from one institution to another and retain the award
Scholarship information is also posted on fastweb.com and brokescholar.com

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