Scholarship Description
Marathon Oil Company Foundation established the Marathon Scholars
Program to assist employees' children who plan to continue education
in college or vocational school programs. Renewable scholarships are
offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of
the student's choice.
Eligibility
Applicants to the Marathon Scholars Program must be:
- Children* of regular full-time or regular part-time employees
(part-time employees must have one year of service as of the
application deadline) of Marathon or Speedway SuperAmerica LLC.
Children of retired or deceased employees (regular full-time or
part-time employees at the time of retirement or death) are also
eligible.
*The program is available to sons and daughters (including legally
adopted or stepchildren) and to those with legal guardian arrangements
if the parent or legal guardian is, or was at the time of retirement
or death, a regular full-time or regular part-time employee (part-time
employees must have had one year of service).
- High school seniors with a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point
average (on a 4.0 scale) who plan to enroll in a full-time**
undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year
college or university, or at an accredited vocational-technical
school.
Applicants planning to enroll in an accredited college or university
must take the ACT or SAT College entrance exam.
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award ranging
from $500 to $1,500. Up to forty (40) awards will be granted each year
as follows:
Up to thirty (30) awards will be granted to children of Marathon
employees, as long as there are qualified applicants.
Up to ten (10) awards are designated for children of Speedway
SuperAmerica LLC employees, as long as there are qualified applicants.
Website Address
http://www.sms.scholarshipamerica.org/marathon/index.html