Food Marketing Scholarships

 

As a food marketing major, you have access to one of the largest pools of scholarship dollars at WMU. With more than $100,000 awarded annually, you can fund your education, your career and your future! Western scholarships are based on academic record and financial need.

The food marketing program offers a variety of scholarships that you can easily find through WMU's scholarship matching tool, ScholarshipUniverse. Click the link below to start the process. Learn more about financial aid.

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Thank you, donors!

The generosity of our donors sets the food marketing program apart. Individuals, companies and organizations have donated to the food marketing program in order to invest in the future of food—you! Take a moment to review the listing below to see how these donors have helped build the food marketing program into the premier program in the U.S. for education in food marketing and consumer packaged goods by providing critical resources for students.

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Aidan Paciorek Quote

  • Thank you to all who have been kind enough to provide generous scholarships to food marketing students. These financial awards have allowed me to explore my passion for the food industry and have given me the chance to strive toward my goal of graduating with a well-rounded education at the top food marketing program in the country.

    Aidan Paciorek, food marketing student

Food marketing scholarships

  • Abbott Nutrition

    Abbott Nutrition gives one scholarship each year as a Silver Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference. 

  • Advantage Solutions/Daymon

    Advantage Solutions/Daymon gives three scholarships each year as a Priority Access Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • Aunt Millie's

    Aunt Millie's gives one scholarship each year as a Silver Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference. 

  • Sid Brooks Endowed Memorial Scholarship

    This gift was made by the Gerber Foundation in honor of Sid Brooks.

  • C.A. Carlin

    C.A. Carlin gives one scholarship each year as a Silver Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference. 

  • Clinton J. and Dorothy J. Christoff/Litehouse Foods Scholarship

    This scholarship was established in 1989. Wendell Christoff is a 1968 graduate of WMU.

  • Circana (IRI)

    Circana (IRI) gives two scholarships each year as a Gold Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • Coca-Cola

    Coca-Cola gives two scholarships each year as a Gold Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • Constellation Brands

    Constellation Brands gives three scholarships each year as a Priority Access Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • Dunnhumby

    Dunnhumby gives one scholarship each year as a Silver Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference. 

  • E. & J. Gallo Winery

    E.& J. Gallo Winery gives two scholarships each year as a Gold Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • Jules W. Englander Endowed Memorial Scholarship
  • Feldpausch Family Endowed Scholarship

    This scholarship was a gift from Mark Feldpausch in his family's name in agreement with SpartanNash.

  • Gambino Student Leadership Scholarship

    Dr. Frank Gambino, B.S.'77, Ed.D.'93, was the food marketing program director from 2002 to 2022 and served as a faculty member from 1984 to 2022. He received the program's Adrian Trimpe Distinguished Service Award in 2022.

  • Graphic Packaging International

    Graphic Packaging International gives two scholarships each year as a Platinum Plus Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • William O. Haynes Scholarship

    William Haynes was a food marketing faculty member from 1959 to 1984.

  • The Hershey Company

    The Hershey Company gives two scholarships each year as a Gold Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • Hormel Foods Marketing Scholarship

    Hormel Foods makes an annual gift to fund a scholarship each year. Hormel Foods also gives two scholarships each year as a Platinum Plus Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • The J.M. Smucker Company

    The J.M. Smucker Company gives two scholarships each year as a Platinum Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • KeHe

    KeHe gives two scholarships each year as a Platinum Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • The Kellogg Company

    The Kellogg Company gives three scholarships each year as a Priority Access Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • Kimberly-Clark

    Kimberly-Clark gives two scholarships each year as a Platinum Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • The Kraft Heinz Company

    The Kraft Heinz Company gives one scholarship each year as a Silver Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference. 

  • Julie Kravitz Endowed Memorial Scholarship

    Julius Kravitz was chair of the board of First National Supermarkets, located in Cleveland, Ohio. This scholarship was established in 1979.

  • Kroger

    Kroger gives three scholarships each year as a Priority Access Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • Learning Evolution

    Learning Evolution gives one scholarship each year as a Silver Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference. 

  • Mark Anthony Brands International

    Mark Anthony Brands International gives two scholarships each year as a Platinum Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • Meijer

    Meijer gives three scholarships each year as a Priority Access Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • Michigan Grocers/Paul M. Felice Food Marketing Scholarship

    The Michigan Grocers Foundation Board made this gift, supporting the Paul M. Felice Memorial Scholarship Program. Felice was a former chair of the Michigan Grocers Association.

  • Mondelēz International

    Mondelēz International gives one scholarship each year as a Silver Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference. 

  • Richard Neschich Memorial Scholarship

    Richard Neschich was a food marketing faculty member from 1964 to 1991.

  • NielsenIQ

    NielsenIQ gives one scholarship each year as a Silver Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference. 

  • PepsiCo

    PepsiCo gives two scholarships each year as a Platinum Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • PepsiCo Food Marketing Fellowship

    PepsiCo funds annual scholarships and program expenses each year.

  • Procter & Gamble

    Procter & Gamble gives one scholarship each year as a Silver Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference. 

  • Bob and Amy Samples Food Marketing Scholarship

    Bob Samples was a faculty member in the food marketing program from 2014 to 2023, serving as an executive-in-residence. Prior to joining WMU, he spent 30 years at Hormel Foods. He received the program's Adrian Trimpe Distinguished Service Award in 2023.

  • SC Johnson

    SC Johnson gives two scholarships each year as a Gold Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • SpartanNash

    SpartanNash gives two scholarships each year as a Platinum Plus Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • Phillip T. Straniero Scholarship

    Phil Straniero was executive-in-residence and faculty member from 2003 to 2017. Prior to joining WMU, he spent 30 years at The Kellogg Company. He was a member of the food marketing program's advisory board for many years.

  • Unilever

    Unilever gives two scholarships each year as a Gold Sponsor of the Food Marketing Conference.

  • Valentine Buckham Food and Consumer Package Goods Marketing Scholarship

    This scholarship honors Valentine Buckham.

  • Trent Weller Scholarship

    A 1996 alum of WMU, Weller has held positions at both Walmart and Sam's Club. He was the 2017 Food Marketing Outstanding Alumni Award recipient.

  • Zerocrats

    Refrigerated and Frozen Foods funds a scholarship each year.

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