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The BBU Scholarship Program
Application status: Closed

Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) has established a scholarship program to support the advanced education of our associates’ children and grandchildren by awarding fifty (50) one-time scholarships to eligible applicants each year.

The 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 BBU Scholarship Program must:

  • Be a child (includes stepchildren and legal dependent* children) or grandchild of a full-time or part-time Director-level or below BBU associate in the U.S. or Canada; associate must have at least one year of service with BBU as of December 31, 2024.
    *Dependent children are children who qualify as federal tax exemptions to the associate.
  • Be a high school senior planning to graduate before the Fall 2025 semester.
  • Demonstrate qualities that make them well-rounded: initiative, creative thinking, and integrity.
  • Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited non-profit two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming 2025-26 academic year.

Award Information:

Up to fifty (50) awards of $3,000 will be granted.

Provided there are qualified applicants, recipients from the U.S. and Canada will be selected in proportion to the number of applicants from each country.

The award checks will be issued in U.S. currency.

Awards may be applied to tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment required for course load at accredited, nonprofit two- or four-year colleges, universities or vocational-technical schools.

Students may transfer from one institution to another and retain the award.

Awards are one-time only. Past recipients may not reapply.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification

In late June, applicants will be notified of whether they’ve been selected to receive a scholarship. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of BBU. Payments are made in one installment in August.

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

  • Academic performance
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • An essay response regarding what integrity means to the student
  • An essay response regarding what a college education means to the student
  • An online recommendation

Financial need is not considered.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or associate of BBU play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

As part of your application, you must upload the following document with your application:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
    • Student name
    • School name
    • Grades
    • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

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.

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than May 2, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.

Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically through the Scholarship America Student Hub.

Bimbo Bakeries USA has partnered with Scholarship America. Select the button below to be directed to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as bbu@scholarshipamerica.org in the footer as safe senders in your email contact list.