Jennie-O is offering more than $60,000 in continuing education scholarships to graduating high school seniors who meet the specific eligibility criteria. The deadline to apply is March 1 at 11:59pm. Details on the two different types of scholarships being offered are outlined below.
Golden Excellence Scholarship ($6,000 – paid out at $1,500 per year over four years)
- Up to two scholarships may be awarded
- Must be a graduating high school senior
- Must be the child* of a full-time Jennie-O team member who works within the Supply Chain Operations Division of Jennie-O (this is defined as any team member who reports up to Jennie-O’s vice president of Supply Chain Operations in the company’s organizational chart).
- Must have a “B” grade point average (3.00) or higher in high school
- Can major in any field and must plan to attend a U.S. based four-year college full time in order to obtain a bachelor’s degree (it is acceptable to attend a two-year community/junior college with plans to transfer to a four-year college).
- Recipient selection is based primarily on academics while taking into consideration the written essay.
- Scholarship payments are made in $1,500 increments for four years. The initial scholarship payment will be made upon receiving proof of enrollment from the educational institution to be attended by the scholarship recipient.
- To receive the scholarship on a continuing basis, recipients must maintain at least a “B” grade point average (3.00). Recipients will need to complete a renewal agreement each year which includes their cumulative transcript from their college/institution.
- Jennie-O reserves the right to terminate any scholarships awarded at its discretion.
Higher Education Scholarship ($1,000 one-time payment; not renewable)
- Up to 50 scholarships are available.
- Must be a graduating high school senior
- Must be the child* of a full- or part-time Jennie-O team member who works within the Supply Chain Operations Division of Jennie-O OR be a team member yourself (this is defined as any team member who reports up to Jennie-O’s vice president of Supply Chain Operations in the company’s organizational chart).
- Up to 3 of the 50 available scholarships are earmarked for children* of Jennie-O contract/independent growers.
- Can attend any U.S. based higher education institution and major in any field
- Must carry at least 10 credits per semester.
- Recipient selection is based on an overall evaluation of academics and the written essay
- Jennie-O reserves the right to terminate any scholarships awarded at its discretion
To be eligible for a scholarship, the applicant must meet both of the following criteria: 1) live with the team member who is providing the applicant with the majority of their financial support. If the applicant does not live with the team member, the team member will need to provide documentation* that they do provide the majority of the applicant’s financial support; AND 2) applicant must be related to the team member in one of the following ways: natural born child, legally adopted child, stepchild, or the team member is the legal guardian of the applicant. In cases of legal adoption, legal guardianship, and stepchild relationships, legal documentation** will be required to verify eligibility.
** Types of documentation may include a child support order or other court document, benefits confirmation statement, tax form, etc.
NOTE: Individuals who apply for more than one of the scholarships listed above can only be chosen as a recipient for one of them. If selected as a recipient for more than one scholarship, the scholarship with the highest dollar value will be awarded. This includes recipients of the Hormel Foods Charitable Trust Scholarship who applied as a juniors in high school, but it does NOT apply to recipients of Hormel Inspired Pathways Scholarships (for more information on this program, go to HormelInspiredPathways.com).