{"id":81224,"date":"2023-10-14T16:11:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T20:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/scholarships\/ken-c-hicks-scholarship\/"},"modified":"2023-10-14T16:11:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T20:11:11","slug":"ken-c-hicks-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/scholarships\/ken-c-hicks-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken C. Hicks Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<strong>Amount: <\/strong> $5,000.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<strong>About: <\/strong>\r\n Each year, Foot Locker, Inc. awards the Ken C. Hicks Scholarship to one of 30 Foot Locker team members selected as a part of the Foot Locker Associate Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded in honor of Ken C Hicks\u2019 legacy as the company&#8217;s former Chairman and CEO and in recognition of his deep commitment to academic excellence. The recipient will receive an additional $5,000 (for a total of $10,000) for demonstrating superior educational achievement, as well as outstanding leadership, and a true love of the game. The recipient must be either employed part-time or full-time with the Company during the application process AND at the time the scholarship is awarded; be employed for at least 6 months; be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident; demonstrate personal passion and drive to succeed; demonstrate strong core values, bring others along, and participate fully and with enthusiasm, whether in school, in sports, or in their community; be interested in entering OR enrolling as a part-time or full-time student in a certificate, undergraduate, or graduate degree program at an accredited community college, two-year or four-year college\/university in the upcoming fall; and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (if currently attending school).\r\n\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n <strong>Eligible Grade Levels:<\/strong> Technical School Student, Vocational Student, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n <strong>Eligible Majors:<\/strong> All majors\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n <strong>Residency Requirement:<\/strong> No residency requirement\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<strong>Minimum GPA:<\/strong> 3.0\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Application is currently closed.\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\nPlease note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor&#8217;s website for up-to-date deadlines.\r\n<br>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flscholarship.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Scholarship<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide\">\r\n\n<div class=\"adthrive-video-player in-post\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\" data-video-id=\"r5MJDboQ\" data-player-type=\"collapse\" orientation=\"\" override-embed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-09T18:03:10.000Z\" \/>\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"How To Get Scholarships\" \/>\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"TUN sits down with Sarah Chomette, an eAdviser with the College Advising Corps, to discuss tips on how to get scholarships for college.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/thumbs\/r5MJDboQ-720.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/videos\/r5MJDboQ.mp4\" \/>\n\t<\/div>\n\r\n<br>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amount: $5,000. About: Each year, Foot Locker, Inc. awards the Ken C. Hicks Scholarship to one of 30 Foot Locker team members selected as a part of the Foot Locker Associate Scholarship. 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