Wakefern Food Corp. Scholarship Program
Wakefern Food Corp. has established a scholarship program to assist children and grandchildren of employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
Wakefern Food Corp. Scholarship Program
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.
Eligibility
Applicants to the Wakefern Food Corp. Scholarship Program must be:
- Be dependent* children of full-time, non-union employees of Wakefern Food Corporation** who have a minimum of one year of employment with the company as of the application deadline date. Employees must be actively employed on July 15 prior to issuing award checks
- Be high school seniors or graduates or current college undergraduates
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year
Children and grandchildren of Wakefern Food Corp. and its banners/subsidiaries director level and above are ineligible.
*Dependent children are defined as biological, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee
**Eligible Wakefern Food Corp. banners/subsidiaries include:
- ShopRite
- Price Rite Marketplace
- The Fresh Grocer
- DiBruno Bros.
- Dearborn Market
- Gourmet Garage
- Fairway Market
Awards
One (1) Dean Janeway award in the amount of $6,000, renewable up to three years, will be given to the top-ranking incoming freshman candidate.
One (1) David M. Silverberg Award in the amount of $5,000, renewable up to three years, will be given to the next top-ranking incoming freshman candidate.
One (1) non-renewable Jerome D. Yaguda award in the amount of $3,000 will be given to the next top ranking candidate.
Up to twenty-one (21) $2,000 scholarships will be awarded.
Most scholarships are not renewable; however, recipients are eligible to reapply in subsequent years.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in May. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Wakefern Food Corp. Payments are made in one installment in early August.
To be eligible to receive award checks, the recipient’s non-union parent or grandparent must be actively employed by Wakefern Food Corp. on July 15 prior to the checks being issued.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- 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
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Wakefern Food Corp. play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Requirements
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 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 April 2, 2026 3:00 PM Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
