The WCA Scholarship requires a brief written essay on a question presented by the WCA board. 

​1) The applicant must be a fulltime student and an immediate family member (defined specifically as son, daughter or grandson / granddaughter) of a WCA Member Company Employee. The company’s membership dues must be paid for the year and the company must be active (having a company representative attending at least one of the past two semi-annual meetings) in order for an applicant to receive a scholarship.

2) Company employees must reside in North or South Carolina, or in the case of national reps, extensively call on businesses in the Carolinas. Companies with employees and offices outside the Carolinas should restrict their applicants to only those individuals working in, or primarily calling on accounts in the Carolinas. Note: Companies may submit more than two scholarship requests but these additional scholarship requests will only be considered for funding if there are unallocated scholarship funds after the initial distribution of a maximum of two scholarships per company. These additional allocations will be at the discretion of the WCA Scholarship Committee and the WCA Board of Directors.

3) Scholarship money, if awarded, will be sent directly to the school.

4) The Executive Director will forward all essays in a blind format to the Scholarship Committee (last 2 past presidents). The essays will be judged and the recipients will be announced by June 30th

5) The student’s enrollment will be verified with the college’s admissions office prior to sending a check to the school’s Financial Aid Office.

6) Scholarships may be renewed for a maximum of four years, but renewal is not automatic. Past recipients must reapply each year and meet the above criteria. Essay themes will vary and will require new essay each year of re-application.

7) The WCA Board of Directors will be the final authority in the distribution of any and all funds. (rev March, 2007)