Boar’s Head Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program

Applicants to the Boar’s Head Sons and Daughters Program must be:

Dependent children* or grandchildren, age 25 and under as of the application deadline date, of full-time Boar’s Head Brand employees who have a minimum of one year of employment with the company as of the application deadline. Children of deceased employees are also eligible to apply.
*Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.
High school seniors or graduates, or current postsecondary undergraduates, who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $1,000 award. Up to 10 awards will be granted. Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance and continued parental employment.

Geographical work location will be considered when determining award recipients.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic record, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, statement of goals and aspirations, unusual personal or family circumstances, and an online recommendation.

Financial need is not considered.

Selection of recipients will be made solely by Scholarship America. In no instance does any Boar’s Head employee play a part in the selection.

Notification

Applicants will be notified in March. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Boar’s Head. Payments are made via check and mailed to the student’s mailing address in August.

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

A current, complete transcript of grades, including the most recently completed term. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grade and credit hours, and term in which the 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 an official copy of those test scores 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 February 9, 2022 3:00 pm CT.

Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.