NPFDA Scholarship Foundation Applications are Open

The National Protein & Food Distributors Association's Scholarship Foundation is pleased to offer the opportunity for a scholarship award to children/dependents and employees of NPFDA member companies.  Funds are distributed directly to a college, university, or technical school after a competitive application process.

To qualify, each applicant must:

• Be an employee of an NPFDA member company or the child/dependent of an employee of an NPFDA member company.
• Be enrolled full-time at a US-based college, university, or technical school OR be a high school senior.
• Graduate students must use the graduate school application below.
• Be pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or technical school degree.
• Upload a recent transcript.  
• Complete the online application. 
• Provide a "goals and aspirations" essay. Submission of the essay may be typed in the form or attached. Please refrain from using AI-assisted tools for the essay portion.
• Provide a letter of recommendation from an advisor or mentor who is not a family member. 

All applications and documentation must be received by 5:00 pm ET, Friday, April 10, 2026, to be considered. 

1. Undergraduate application for currently enrolled college students or high school seniors.
2. Graduate School application for currently enrolled or accepted graduate school students.
3. Technical College | Trade School application for currently enrolled students or high school seniors.

If you have questions, please email wendy "at" npfda.org.