Scholarships Available For Students In Food-Related Career Tracks

Madison, WI — The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association™ (IDDBA) offers scholarships to employees of IDDBA-member companies in amounts that range from $100-$1,000 for college or vocational/technical school students in business, marketing, or food-related fields of study.

IDDBA's scholarship program has awarded undergraduate/graduate scholarships valued at $346,000 to 581 students. In FY2010-11, we awarded 40 students scholarships valued at $22,350.

Applicants must:

* be a current full-time or part-time employee of an IDDBA-member company and work at least 13 hours a week during the semester,
* study a food-related field (such as culinary arts, baking/pastry arts, or food science) or a business or marketing program, and
* carry a 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent. This requirement is waived for first-time applicants if you have not completed a semester of high school or college in at least 3 years.

There are four application deadlines per year: January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1. More information and an online or printable application are available at www.iddba.org/scholarships.aspx or call Jonathan Whalley at 608-310-5000.

About IDDBA: IDDBA is a nonprofit membership organization serving the dairy, deli, bakery, cheese, and supermarket foodservice industries. Member companies enjoy many benefits and services including the annual seminar and expo, leading-edge research, training programs, management tools, and an annual trends report. For more information, contact IDDBA at 608.310.5000 or visit our Web site, www.iddba.org.

Source: The International Dairy·Deli·Bakery Association™