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The application program will be available again June, 2021. Use the Notify Me button below to be notified when the scholarship application is available for the 2021-2022 academic year!

Trader Joe's College Scholarship
Application status: Closed

The application for the Trader Joe’s College Scholarship has been reopened and will be accepting applications until August 9, 11:59 PM Central Time

Trader Joe’s has established a scholarship program to assist Crew Members 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, tuition assistance and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability, or national origin.

Applicants to the Trader Joe’s College Scholarship Program must be:

  • Crew Members who have worked 900 or more hours in the twelve-month period preceding May 31, 2020.
  • High school graduates pursuing a certificate, associate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree who plan to enroll in full- or part-time study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school during the 2020 (August 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020) academic term.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award determined by Trader Joe’s College Scholarship Committee. Award amounts fluctuate annually based on the total number of applicants.

Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic record, a consideration statement, and an optional statement of financial need. Applicants are not required to provide financial information, however, financial need will be considered in determining the award amount. Award amounts fluctuate annually based on the total number of applicants.

Applicants who submit a completed Student Aid Report will be considered separate from those who do not.

All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

Notification

Applicants will be notified in late September. Recipients will be required to submit proof of enrollment. 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

Trader Joe’s processes scholarship payments. College Scholarship awards are made directly to recipients in September or October through payroll following verification of current enrollment.

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 and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
  • Optional: Student Aid Report (SAR). Applicants who submit a completed Student Aid Report will be considered separate from those who do not.

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

Trader Joe's has partnered with Scholarship America. Select the button below to be redirected to the Scholarship America Student Hub!