Barnard Family Memorial Scholarship Program
Vita-Mix Corporation has established a scholarship program to assist children of employees or eligible Shareholders who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
Barnard Family Memorial Scholarship Program
Vita-Mix Corporation has established a scholarship program to assist children of employees or eligible Shareholders who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
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 Barnard Family Memorial Scholarship Program must be:
- Dependent* children of full-time employees or eligible Shareholders of the Sponsor.
*Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren or legal wards who qualify as federal tax exemptions to the employee. - High school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire 2025-26 academic year.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,000 award. Up to three (3) awards will be granted in memoriam of the following Barnard Family members:
- William G. Barnard, Jr.
- Ruth M. Barnard
- William Grover Barnard, III
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 in a full-time course of study and continued parental employment, except in the case of an involuntary Separation from Service without Cause.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in March.
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 Vita-Mix Corporation. Payment is made in August.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship finalists and 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.
From the pool of qualified finalists, the sponsor will select scholarship recipients. Provided there are qualified applicants, at least one scholarship will be awarded to a dependent of an hourly employee.
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
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 January 21, 2026 3:00 PM Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
