1. You intend to pursue a career in the food and beverage industry. Careers may include food science, food safety, engineering, supply chain management, quality assurance, operations, sales, marketing or other roles supporting the food and beverage sector.

2. You must be a high school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student who meets the following criteria:

   1. You must be a full-time employee, spouse of a full-time employee, or a child of a full-time employee of companies which are members in good standing of the Food Production Solutions Association (FPSA). The employee must have been employed by a member company for at least one year as of January 1 of the year in which the scholarships are awarded and must be employed by a member firm when the scholarships are awarded.

      OR

   2. You must be a part-time employee, spouse of a part-time employee, or a child of a part-time employee of companies which are members in good standing of the Food Production Solutions Association (FPSA) who worked a minimum of 1,000 hours per year in his/her last two years of service. The employee must still be employed by a member company when the scholarships are awarded and must be employed by a member company when the scholarships are awarded.

3. You must NOT have received a scholarship from FPSA in the year prior.
   
   
4. You must submit a completed application by the deadline. Applications without supporting materials will be ineligible.

Note: If the employee is an eligible employee at the time you are notified that you have been selected to receive an award you will retain the award for the full academic term.

To complete this application:

• Complete all the required fields on this form.
• Upload all required documents.
• Click the Submit button on the Save/Submit page.

It is your responsibility, as the applicant, to monitor your application to ensure it has been completed and submitted correctly.

Notifications:

All notifications regarding the status of your application will be sent to the email address(es) you provide. Your contact information is never sold to a third party. Your contact information will only be used to alert you to your application status.

Instructions:

• Use full names and descriptions. 
• Provide the full club or organization name.
• Provide a detailed but consice account of the activity and your role.
• Each activity should only be listed once. It should not be listed in more than one category.
• Do not use acronyms or abbreviations.
• Include up to 8 activities for each skip. Skip if none.
• Resumes cannot be uploaded in lieu of completing these forms.

If you need to edit the information do so before you submit the application.

Academic Clubs & Extracurricular Activities

Use the table below to tell us about your scholastic clubs and extracurricular activities in which you are currently participating. Include up to 8 activities, skip if none.

Academic Honors & Awards

Use the table below to tell us about honors and awards you have received within the last three (3) years. Include up to 8 activities, skip if none.

Community Service

Provide a full description of all unpaid community service activities not required for school credit. Community Service is defined as an activity that helps the less fortunate. For example, working at a soup kitchen or helping pass out clothing to the homeless. Do not use acronyms or abbreviations.

Volunteer Activities

Provide a full description of all unpaid volunteer activities not required for school credit. Volunteerism is defined as an activity that benefits a cause, group, or organization. For example, participating in a Fun Run to benefit a cause or cleaning your local public park. Do not use acronyms or abbreviations.

Work/Internship Experience

Provide a full description of work or internship you have had. If still working write "current". 

I hearby certify that all information provided in this application is true and correct.  I further agree that if I transfer to an unqualified curriculum or department, or discontinue my education during the tenure of this Fellowship (if granted), that the unused balance will be forfeited.  I give my permission to duplicate and distribute all application materials to a committee for the selection process of this application.