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Roche Bros. Supermarkets Scholarship Program
Deadline to apply: March 13, 2025 3:00 pm CT

Roche Bros. Supermarkets values each associate and recognizes the essential contribution each associate makes to the company’s success. In this family-oriented company, the associates and company are committed to each other. As a demonstration of its caring, Roche Bros. has established a scholarship program to assist associates and their legally dependent children who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.

This program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship 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. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability, or national origin.

Applicants to the Roche Bros. Supermarkets Scholarship Program must be:

  • Dependent* children of full- or part-time associates who have 1,000 hours employment in the prior calendar year and one year continuous service with the company as of the application deadline date,
    *Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.

OR

  • Active part-time associates who have three or more years of continuous service and 500 hours employment in the prior calendar year with Roche Bros. Supermarkets as of the application deadline date,

OR

  • Active part-time associates who have fewer than three years of continuous service and 750 hours employment in the prior calendar year with Roche Bros. Supermarkets as of the application deadline date

AND

  • 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 $1,500 award. Recipients must enroll in school no later than the fall term following the announcement of awards. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. Students may only receive one award each year from Roche Bros. Supermarkets.

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
  • Work experience
  • A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • An online recommendation

Recipients must demonstrate $1,000 or more financial need to receive an award.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or associate of Roche Bros. Supermarkets play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in May.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Roche Bros. Supermarkets. Payment is made in early August.

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

  • 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 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 March 19, 2025 3:00 pm CT.

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

Roche Bros. Supermarkets has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you the Scholarship America Student Hub!

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