Scholarship Program

Available to all Sprague Team Members pursuing a traditional postsecondary education, technical or vocational school.

Applicant Criteria

• Plan to enroll, or be enrolled for the 2024-2025 academic year at an accredited two or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school.
• Employees must be active on Sprague payroll for at least 1 year prior to the application deadline date (June 1st, 2024) and employed at the time awards are first announced (August 2024).

Application Requirements:

• Name of intended school at attendance, financial aid office contact info, and scholarship amount needed.
• An essay answering the below questions:
  • What have you done to give back to your community?
  • What has been your greatest accomplishment?  Explain your success and how it has impacted your life.
  • If you were to receive the Sprague Scholarship, how do you intend on utilizing it to advance your skills, knowledge, and abilities?

Available to all high school seniors who meet the criteria below.

Applicant Criteria

• Must have a parent that has been active on Sprague payroll for at least 1 year prior to the application deadline (June 1st, 2024) and parent must be employed at the time awards are first announced (August 2024).
• Be a graduating high school senior, graduating from grade 12 or home school education.
• Have a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale or equivalent).
• Plan to enroll, or be enrolled for the 2024-2025 academic year at an accredited two or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school.

Application Requirements:

• A list of your work experiences and involvement in school and community activities.
• A current (official or unofficial) transcript of grades.
• Name of intended school at attendance, financial aid office contact info, and scholarship amount needed.
• An essay answering the below questions:
  • What have you done to give back to your community?
  • What has been your greatest accomplishment?  Explain your success and how it has impacted your life.
  • If you were to receive the Sprague Scholarship, how do you intend on utilizing it to advance your skills, knowledge, and abilities?

Available to family members of Sprague team members who meet the below criteria.

Applicant Criteria

• Must be related to a Sprague team member that has been active on Sprague payroll for at least 1 year prior to the application deadline (June 1st, 2024) and must be employed at the time awards are first announced (August 2024).
• Plan to enroll, or be enrolled for the 2024-2025 academic year at an accredited two or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school.

Application Requirements:

• A list of your work experiences and involvement in school and community activities.
• Name of intended school at attendance, financial aid office contact info, and scholarship amount needed.
• An essay answering the below questions:
  • What have you done to give back to your community?
  • What has been your greatest accomplishment?  Explain your success and how it has impacted your life.
  • If you were to receive the Sprague Scholarship, how do you intend on utilizing it to advance your skills, knowledge, and abilities?

• Incomplete/non-submitted applications will not be processed.
• Applicants will be notified of their status in July 2024.
• Not all applicants will receive scholarships. Applicants may re-submit their interest annually.
• All money unused from the scholarship pool will rollover to the following year.

• All applicants will be notified by email in June 2024. If selected as a potential recipient, you will be required to submit additional information. Recipients failing to provide additional information will be ineligible.
• Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.  Applicants may re-submit their interest annually.

• Payment is made in one installment in early August 2024.
• Checks are mailed from Sprague directly to the school of choice Financial Aid office.

• Recipients must submit a completed scholarship acceptance form to Sprague by the indicated deadline.
• Recipients must provide detailed information regarding financial instructions for Sprague to disburse funds to school of choice Financial Aid office.
• Recipients must notify Sprague of any changes in address, school enrollment, or other relevant information.
• Recipients will be asked to participate in surveys while they receive the awards and for up to two years beyond their enrollment. Recipients have no other obligation to Sprague.

• 2024:
  • Makeilee Johnson of Wenatchee, WA: attending Pacific Lutheran University
  • Maddie Van Steenwyk of Turlock, CA: attending San Diego State University
  • London Nettles of Sacramento, CA: attending California State University
  • Jaden Jennings of Lake Stevens, WA: attending Western Washington University
• 2023:
  • Ally Rogoway of Puyallup, WA: attending University of Washington
  • Chris Morris of Sacramento, CA: attending Ashworth College
  • Finley Campbell of Ellensburg, WA: attending Central Washington University
  • Jennifer Bowerman of Tacoma, WA: attending Tacoma Community College
•  2022:
  • Derek Strahan of Tacoma, WA; attending Western Washington University
  • Nicholas Monterroza of Los Angeles; attending California State University of Northridge
  • Cole Peloquin of Tacoma, WA
•  2021:
  • Ryli Frost of Kuna, ID; attending the College of Western Idaho.
  • Maddie Wallace of Zilah, WA; attending Yakima Valley Community College