Dependent: Child, stepchild, or child under guardianship that is listed as such on page 1 of the employee’s 1040 or birth certificate, with the employee named as parent. Stepparents may also need to provide a marriage certificate. We will also accept insurance documents from the company as proof that the child is a dependent.Employee: Any person employed full time by Sazerac, Crescent Crown, or Goldring Gulf Distributing. We do not fund education expenses for employees or employee spouses; this program is for dependents of employees only. Employees must be employed at least 1 year as of the application due date for their children to qualify. We ask that you begin applying even if you haven't been employed a full year because it helps increase our numbers. Employees enter their birth date and hire date to make verification easier with company human resources.Tuition paying school: Any place of learning with tuition, Pre-K through post-graduate degree, where the student is seeking a degree or certificate. This includes trade schools. Public schools do not count as tuition paying schools. If a public high school student is dual enrolled in a college, we consider that a tuition-paying school, and your student should apply.Qualifications: To receive a scholarship, the dependent student must be enrolled full time and maintain at least a 2.5 GPA each semester. We fund only 9th grade and higher to support our mission of providing a college scholarship to every child of every employee. We need the younger students to complete a very short application to increase our total number of applicants, which increases the number of scholarships we can provide. We can only fund 3 out of every 4 applications. Applying does not guarantee funding.

Enrolled Full time: In most cases, for undergraduate degrees, this is 12 hours. However, we consider that trimesters, trade schools, and graduate degrees may have a different definition of full time. Pre-K through 12th grade students are considered enrolled full time. Proof of full time enrollment varies by school, the student transcript is the best document. Applying does not guarantee funding.Probation period: A student who does not remain full time or make a 2.5 GPA in the prior semester is put on probation for one semester until the student remains full time and makes the required 2.5 GPA. Scholarship installments are not paid during probation. Applying does not guarantee funding.

Who can apply?
Dependents of any age attending a tuition paying school from pre-K through a graduate degree. Including trade schools. We ask all students to apply because the more applications we receive, the more scholarships we can provide. Applying does not guarantee funding, and we will only fund students in 9th grade and above. We need younger children's applications to ensure all college aged students are funded. Employees may not apply for themselves or their spouses, this is only for employees' dependents.How do I apply
Go to GMWScholarships.com. Create a family account on our scholarship portal. Enter each child in the family. Upload the 1040 or birth certificate, schedule with credit hours, and grades from the previous semester. 12th grade students must provide a final high school transcript as of graduation when applying for the first semester of college. Pre-K through 8th grade students complete a very short application and do not need to provide documents. We keep it short and simple because we need younger students to apply to achieve our goal of funding college for every employee's children.How much is the scholarship award?
The total award is $8,000. It is paid in two installments: $4,000 in the fall and $4,000 in the spring. To qualify for the spring semester, each student must provide fall semester grades and proof of full time status for the spring semester by the January 5th deadline.My tuition is due before I receive the scholarship check, what do I need to do?
If you have been notified that your student will receive the scholarship, ask Lisa for a 'proof of scholarship letter'. Notify your treasurer or bursar's office immediately that you expect the payment, and ask if you can pay everything except the $4,000. Do not wait until the last day to ask for this exception. Bursary offices will be very busy on the due date and may not be able to assist you. If you must pay the full tuition, the letter you receive with the check will provide instructions for the school to refund the overage to the student. Students use these funds as needed to support themselves.Can employees apply or employee spouses?
No, this scholarship is not for employees or employees' spouses.Are Dual Enrolled public high school/college students eligible?
Yes, we fund dual enrolled students. We need schedules from both schools and the names of both schools in the school name question.When do High School seniors need to apply?
If you attend a public high school and are not dual enrolled, you apply for the first time the summer after high school graduation. The application opens May 1st, and you can begin entering your documents: final transcript, birth certificate, and college schedule with credit hours. Most freshmen will not have their class schedule and credit hours by the July 1st due date and must ask Lisa for an extension. A college acceptance letter does not count as your college schedule with credit hours, we ask for schedules to ensure your child is enrolled full time.Will I lose the scholarship if I take a semester off of classes?
No, each student has 8 eligible semesters at each learning level: high school, college, and post-graduate. The scholarship covers a total of 24 possible semesters. Taking a semester break will not change this once you start receiving scholarships in the program.What happens if I leave employment and my student is receiving the scholarship?
Each student is eligible to continue receiving the scholarships until they use all 8 semesters at their current learning level, even if their parent is no longer employed. Students may not move to a higher learning level after their parent leaves employment.

How many times can I apply?
We encourage each child to apply every school year, beginning in Pre-K, to increase our applications and help more students receive college scholarships. Each dependent is awarded up to 8 semesters of awards per learning level. This can be 8 semesters in high school, 8 semesters in college, and 8 semesters post-graduate. Parents must be currently employed for the student to begin funding in any learning level. We ask younger children to apply once in the fall with a simplified application so that we can fulfill our mission of paying for everyone's children to receive a college education. Applying does not guarantee funding.When do I apply?
For the fall semester, apply by July 1st. For the spring semester, you must provide your spring schedule and fall grades by January 5th to receive the second installment of the scholarship. We recommend you start early, do not wait until the due date to open up the application and begin finding the necessary documents. If you know you will not have a document by the due date, let Lisa know, and you will get a formal extension from our office.What if I don’t make a 2.5 or drop below full time?
A student who does not make the minimum GPA or remain full time will be put on probation and will not be eligible to receive a scholarship until the student remains full time and makes a 2.5 or higher, then he/she may receive funding again. We ask that you continue to apply even though you didn't meet your grades/hour requirement because it helps increase our numbers.How do I get my scholarship reward?
Reward checks for USA students are made payable to both the school and the student. We mail the checks to the employee’s home address. Do not deposit the check into your child's personal bank account. This is considered fraud, and you risk disqualifying your entire family from future scholarships.Can you help me with the problem of Scholarship Displacement or Scholarship Stacking? My child's school is taking the Goldring scholarship, and we aren't getting credit.
Yes, we can help your child, but you must contact Lisa before giving the school your check.My student is not in school in the USA, the grading scale is different, and how does my child's school receive payment?
We use Schlora.com to calculate grades to a USA GPA equivalent. Most United Kingdom and Australia/New Zealand students need a due date extension, please reach out to Lisa. Payments are made on a case-by-case basis and will require additional assistance from the employee.