Scholarships

Scholarships for Excellence La Michoacana

La Michoacana Foundation offers potentially renewable college scholarships to employees of La Michoacana Meat Market and related participating entities, and their children/dependents, for up to $7,500 for tuition and fees for the Fall and Spring semesters.

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La Michoacana Foundation will award the Scholarship for Excellence based on:

Academic performance

A personal essay

Extracurricular activities

Performance on aptitude tests (if taken within last 3 years)

A recommendation from an educational instructor/store supervisor

Financial need

The selection committee's conclusions about an applicant's motivation and character

Steps

If you meet the eligibility criteria and would like to apply for the Scholarship for Excellence, please follow these steps:

What does the online application include?

  • Personal Information
  • Employee Information
  • Answer the essay questions
  • Submit your official transcripts
  • Upload a recommendation letter from a professor or supervisor
For current high school students/high school graduates
  • Upload current transcript reflecting your cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
  • Upload copies of official test scores from aptitude tests including: ACT, SAT, and SAT II.
For current community college/university students
  • Upload current official transcript reflecting your cumulative college GPA of 2.67 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher.

Eligibility

The La Michoacana Scholarship for Excellence is available for: current high school graduates, and current community college/university students.

1.- Be:

  • Active employee who have worked for La Michoacana Meat Market for at least 2 years.
  • Children/legal dependents of active employees who have worked for La Michoacana Meat Market for at least 3 years.

2.- Be a student:

  • Current high school student to graduate on or after May 2024.
  • High school graduate about to start college on or after August 2024.
  • Current community college/university students.

3.- GPA requirements:

Minimum cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale)

Current high school applicants or high school graduates. (3.0 points)

College students. (2.67 points)

OUR SPRING 2025 SCHOLARSHIP REGISTRATION PERIOD IS NOW OPEN