Love it or hate it, Walmart is the world’s largest company, and has a lot of cash to spread around.

The Walmart Foundation offers four different scholarships to prospective college students. The first is the Associate Scholarship, for those who have already graduated high school and are employed at a Walmart. The other three are more geared to high school students.

If you are a dependent of a Walmart employee, the Walton Family Foundation Scholarship and the Walmart Dependent Scholarship are great opportunities for you. If you still need the cash but have no connection to Walmart, check out the Sam Walton Community Scholarship.

From the Foundation’s website:

The Sam Walton Community Scholarship
A $3,000 college scholarship available to graduating seniors with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA and a demonstrated financial need.

The Walmart Dependent Scholarship (Formerly Walmart Associate Scholarship)
A $3,000 college scholarship available to Walmart and Sam’s Club dependents of associates who are graduating seniors with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA and a demonstrated financial need.

Walton Family Foundation Scholarship (Administered by the Walmart Foundation)
Administered by the Walmart Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation Scholarship is a $13,000 scholarship paid out over four years. Applications must be dependents of Walmart and Sam’s Club associates, have at least a 22 ACT or 1030 SAT (Critical Reading + Math) score and prove financial need.

The deadline for all of these scholarships (the Associate Scholarship excluded) is January 31st, 2011. Good luck!