The Clif Family Foundation established a scholarship program to assist dependent children of employees of Clif Bar & Company, Clif Bar & Baking Company – Twin Falls, Clif Bar Baking Company – Indianapolis, or Clif Family Winery & Farm who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs. Please see below for current eligibility requirements.
This program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Applicants to the Clif Family Foundation Scholarship Program must:
Note: Spouses and life partners of employees are not eligible to participate in this program.
Awards
Up to 10 awards of $10,000 each will be granted annually unless fewer awards are required to administer the program in full compliance with IRS Revenue Procedure 76-47.
Only one (1) award will be granted per family per year.
Preference will be given to new recipients and non-consecutive awardees who meet the eligibility requirements.
Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. (Per IRS Revenue Procedure 76-47, the employment eligibility requirements does not apply to previous recipients.)
Recipients are allowed a maximum of two (2) scholarships per lifetime.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Selection of Recipients
Financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America. These are factored into the selection in the following manner: 50% financial need, 35% academics and 15% personal data.
Consideration will be given to select a diverse group of recipients.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of the Clif Family Foundation play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in August. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Clif Family Foundation. Payments are made in one installment in mid-August.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.