College Scholarships

Illinois Food Retailers Education Foundation College Scholarship Program

The Illinois Food Retailers Education Foundation awards a number of $1000 college scholarships each year.

Who is eligible?

• Sons and daughters of full-time employees of firms that are members of the Illinois Food Retailers Association.  The parent employee must have been employed for at least two years as of January 1st of the year in which the scholarships are awarded.
• Part-time employees who are full-time students employed by firms that are members of the Illinois Food Retailers Association.  The applicant must have been employed for at least six months as of January 1 of the year in which the scholarships are awarded.

Selections of Winners: Scholarship winners will be selected in April, 2010 by a panel of educators.  All applicants will be notified by May 15th.  Winners must enroll in college as full-time students in the fall of the year for which the scholarships are awarded.

To apply: Visit the Illinois Food Retailers Association's website at:  www.ilfood.org and click the "Scholarship Program" link on the left side of the page.  You may apply online or print an application to complete and send in.  Call IFRA at 630-627-8100 (toll free in Illinois at 1-800-624-6712) to receive an application by mail.

Illinois Food Retailers Association
Scholarship Program
1919 S. Highland Ave., Suite 265-D
Lombard, IL  60148

Iowa Grocery Industry Association

Sons and daughters of full-time Affiliated Foods Midwest employees or part-time employees who are full-time students are eligible to apply for the Iowa Grocery Industry Association Scholarship as well as employees of retailers who are members of the association. The full-time parent employee must have been employed with Affiliated Foods Midwest or the retail member for at least two years as of January 1 of the year in which the scholarship is awarded. Employees (full-time or part-time) who are full-time students employed by firms, which are members of IGA, must have worked a minimum of 360 hours for the 6-month period from July 1 to December 31 of the year prior to which the scholarship is awarded. All applications must be submitted online. Go to www.iowagrocers.com to apply.

Deadline: Applicants must complete an application and submit it by March 1, 2011, to be considered for a scholarship. The Iowa College Foundation must also have received an up-to-date transcript by the application deadline of March 1, 2011, for any applicant to be considered for a scholarship.

Kansas Food Dealers' Association (KFDA)

High school seniors, college freshmen, sophomores and juniors who are sons and daughters of full-time employees of Kansas-based firms can apply for a Kansas Food Dealers' Association (KFDA) Scholarship.

The parent-employee must have been employed for at least one year as of January 1 of the year in which the scholarships are awarded. Part-time employees who are full-time students who are employed by Kansas-based firms may also apply.

Applicants must have worked an average of 15 hours a week for at least six months as of January 1 of the year in which the scholarships are awarded. Completed applications must be received at the KRDA office by mid-April.

Application forms are available by contacting Kansas Food Dealers, 913-384-3838.

Michigan Grocers Foundation

2010-2011 Scholarship Applications The Michigan Grocers Foundation will award a number of Paul M. Felice Memorial Scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year. The scholarships will be one-year, non-renewable awards of up to $1,000.

Who is eligible?

High School seniors, college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who are:

• Sons and daughters of full-time and part-time employees of firms which are members of the Michigan Grocers Association. The parent-employee must have been employed for at least one year as of January 1, 2010.
• Part-time employees who are full-time students and are employed by firms which are members of the Michigan Grocers Association. Applicants must have been employed for at least six months as of January 1, 2010.
• A "Michigan connection" is also required. The student must be a Michigan resident (home/permanent address) or the student's (or parent's) qualifying worksite must be located in the State of Michigan.

Selection of Winners Scholarship winners will be selected in May by a panel of educators. Winners will be notified on or about May 15, 2010. Winners must enroll in college as full-time students in the fall of the year in which the scholarships are awarded.

Scholarship Application Requests

Paper applications may also be completed by downloading an Application Form on the Michigan Grocers Website: http://www.michigangrocers.org/mgf.htm

If you have questions, please contact Mike Hamelin at (800) 947-6237 ext. 20

Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation Scholarships

For the 2011 Scholarship Program, the Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation will be awarding twenty-five $1,000 scholarships. The application process is entirely online. Eligible students may apply annually for this scholarship.

To apply, students should go to https://aim.applyists.net/mgaf and log into their previous accounts or create a new one. Students will be able to upload documents electronically. The on-line application will be open from January 15 - April 1st. All components of the application must be completed by the April 1 deadline for consideration.

High school seniors, college students who are full-time students and dependents of a full-time employee of a dues-paying MGA member company may qualify.

Part-time students of dues paying MGA member companies who are full-time students may qualify if they work at least 15 hours a week for the 6 months prior to Jan 1 of the year in which the scholarships are awarded.

Questions may be addressed to:

MGAF Program Coordinator
533 St. Clair Ave. St Paul, MN 55102
Phone: 651-228-0973
E-mail: BFmktmeat@aol.com

Nebraska Grocery Industry Association Scholarship Program

Eligibility:

• Employees, and their children, of firms that are members of NGIA are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
• Employees must have been employed for at least one year as of the scholarship deadline in the year in which the scholarship is awarded. They must also still be employed at the time the scholarship is awarded.
• Applicants must be high school seniors that have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale who plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two or four year college, university, or vocational-technical school.

Scholarship Award:

• The scholarship award will be a one-time, non-renewable grant of $1,000.
• The NGIA scholarship will be applied toward tuition and fees.

Application Procedure:

Members are asked to make copies of the request for application form, available to their employees. Applicants should mail this form to NGIA. NGIA will then mail a scholarship application to them. Completed applications must be received in the NGIA office by April 1, 2010. Applications received after this date will not be considered.

For information on any NGIA scholarship contact:

Kathy Siefken, Executive Director
Nebraska Grocery Industry Association
Phone: 402-423-5533
Toll Free: 800-433-6742
Fax: 402-423-8686
E-mail: ksiefken@nebgrocery.com

Wisconsin Grocers Association Education & Scholarship Foundation

The Wisconsin Grocers Association Education and Scholarship Foundation is please to announce funds have been committed to financial scholarships and will be made available to employees of WGA members. (Affiliated Foods Midwest is a member) All scholarship applications for the school term must be postmarked on or before February 1st.

Scholarship Eligibility

In order to be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• Be attending a college or university in the fall.
• Be a current employee of a dues paying member (AFMW or the store you work at) of the Wisconsin Grocers Association and have been employed for six months at the time of this application process. Continuing college/university students must have worked a minimum of 10 weeks or 250 hours in the prior year.
• Carry a minimum of a nine-hour credit load unless you are applying for a scholarship for a single course.
• Have maintained a B grade average (3.0 based on a 4.0 scale.)

Recipients and non-recipients will be notified by mail. For additional information or to download applications, please visit the WGA website or contact Sarah Decorah at (608) 244-7150.