Program Description

The GOYA Foods Culinary Arts and Food Sciences Scholarship Program is available on a competitive basis to students entering a four-year institution as first year freshmen who are Culinary Arts or Food Science majors. Awards are in the amount of $5,000 awarded per academic year starting in 2013-2014 and are renewable for up to three additional years (2014-2015 through 2016-2017) provided the student remains eligible to receive funding.

Eligibility Requirements  

• Must be of Hispanic heritage
• Have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of3.00 on a 4.00 scale
• Be aU.S. Citizen,legal permanent resident, or eligible non-U.S. Citizen
• Plan to enroll full-time starting in 2013-2014 in a degree seeking program within the U.S. as a first year Freshman at a four-year U.S. accredited institution and obtaining their 1^st undergraduate degree
• Must be willing to complete 10 hours per month of community service; this activity to be tracked by GOYA
• Must be majoring in Culinary Arts or Food Sciences (select Culinary Arts as a major)
• Must have a permanent address in one of the following areas:

• California(counties of Merced, Madera, Kings, Tulare, Kern, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Imperial)
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Texas
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Wisconsin

• Must apply for federal financial aid by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in 2013
• Applicants are required to submit an essay response to the following prompt:  “Please explain how GOYA has enriched your family traditions.”