Make Your Mark Scholarship is available for current full-time RedPeak employees, immediate family members of employees, or residents of a RedPeak Property seeking to pursue post-secondary education for the upcoming academic year.
Eligibility
- Be a current full-time RedPeak employee, resident of a RedPeak community, or an immediate family member of a RedPeak employee
- Be a high school graduate
- Demonstration of financial need
- Planning to attend an accredited post-secondary institution in the U.S. in the fall of 2026
Selection criteria
Applications will be reviewed based on:
- Academic performance
- Extracurricular activities and leadership
- Scholastic potential
Award details
- Scholarship Range: $2,500 – $10,000
- Typical Number of Awards: 3 – 5
- This scholarship is a one-time award
- Award amounts may be used toward the recipient’s tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and any additional cost of attendance expenses
- All scholarships will be paid directly to a recipient’s post-secondary institution. Award disbursement is contingent upon the outside scholarship policies of a recipient’s post-secondary institution
- Award must be used for the upcoming academic year
How to apply
- Read through the eligibility criteria above to confirm you meet the requirements for this scholarship
- Log into TDF Scholarship Manager and apply for the Universal Scholarship
- Prepare and submit the following items:
- List of all extracurricular activities, community volunteering opportunities, and paid/unpaid work experiences you have had
- Transcript
- Email address for two recommendations
- One academic recommendation
- One community recommendation
- Response to the following prompt(s):
- What would you like to study after high school OR are currently studying at a college-level? What inspired your interest in this area? What do you hope to achieve with a degree in this field? Be sure to address each prompt in your response. (5,000 characters or approximately 800 words)
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