The National Supermarket Association Scholarship Foundation has created the NSA scholarship program to help students in the communities where member stores are situated. They are empowering communities for a better future via education.
Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance, and other education support programs for organizations, charities, associations, and individuals, administers the program. Individual program eligibility is established solely at the discretion of the sponsor, and qualified applications are examined by Scholarship America’s evaluation staff. This scholarship is awarded to qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin.
Host Nationality
The NSA Scholarship Program is proudly brought to you by National Supermarket Association. National Supermarket Association is a community of independent store owners who share common interests and concerns.
Criteria for the NSA Scholarship Program
Applicants to the NSA Scholarship Program must meet the following requirements:
- Be high school seniors or graduates, current postsecondary undergraduates, or graduate students planning to enrol in full-time undergraduate or graduate studies or at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or graduate school for the forthcoming academic year.
- A minimum grade point average of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent is required.
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of a person who has been granted deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA)
NSA store employees are eligible to apply.
Required Supporting Documents to Apply for NSA Scholarship Program
You must include the following in your application:
A current, complete grade transcript. No grade reports will be accepted. Transcripts must include the student’s name, school name, grades, and credit hours for each course and term taken.
NOTE: If you are giving SAT or ACT test scores that are not on your high school transcript, you must attach a separate copy of your test score report(s). These scores are not necessary if you are uploading a college transcript.
Unless and until all essential materials are supplied online, your application is incomplete.
Deadline for the NSA Scholarship Program
A single online recommendation form must be filed on your behalf before June 20, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. CT.
Application Process for the NSA Scholarship Program
Commence your application for the NSA Scholarship by clicking on the button below
Selection Process
Scholarship recipients are chosen based on their 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, and a 1,000-character essay.
Essay Topic: Describe how you will use your degree to make a good effect in your community.
Financial need, as determined by Scholarship America, must be proved for the student to receive an award.
To be considered for the Meritorious award, applicants must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in entrepreneurship or company growth and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent.
If an applicant is not chosen for the Meritorious award, they may be eligible for an NSA award.
Scholarship America is in charge of selecting awardees. No officer or employee of the National Supermarket Association Scholarship Foundation is involved in the selection process. Not all program candidates will be chosen as awardees. Students who meet the eligibility conditions may reapply to the program each year. All applicants acknowledge that the decision will be final.
Scholarship Reward
There will be up to 100 NSA Scholarship prizes of $1,000 each and up to 5 Meritorious awards of $5,000 each. Each year, recipients are eligible for one award. Although awards are not renewable, students may reapply to the program each year they meet the program’s eligibility requirements.
The NSA may offer recipients internships or other possibilities.
Awards are available for both undergraduate and graduate studies.
Notification
All NSA Scholarship applicants will be notified in late July.
At the time of award notice, recipients must produce proof of citizenship/permanent residency or a DACA permission letter.
Scholarship Payment
The National Supermarket Association Scholarship Foundation delivers the NSA Scholarship money to the student. The payment is made in August.