Big Y's Scholarship Program

Scholarship Sponsored by Big Y Foods, Inc.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants: Graduating high school seniors, undergraduate students, and graduate students may apply. Big Y employees, their dependents, customers, and customers’ dependents are encouraged to apply. Residency requirement: Applicants must live in Massachusetts or Connecticut, or attend a school in one of those states; Big Y employees are eligible regardless of residence. Previous Big Y scholarship recipients may not reapply.

• Applicants must meet the Massachusetts or Connecticut residence or school requirement, unless they are Big Y employees.
• Previous Big Y scholarship recipients are not eligible to reapply.

Scholarship Application Timeline

Application period: The online application opens November 1 and closes on a February deadline; the exact date is not specified. The source lists notification emails as arriving in early April, with an update moving them to the end of April. Recipient names are posted on Big Y’s website, with an update indicating a mid-to-late May posting.

• Applications open November 1 and are due in February.
• Check your spam folder for notification emails.
• Recipient names are posted on bigy.com.

How to Apply

Application method: Apply through the scholarship page on the Big Y website while the application is open. Review the current instructions and information on the website before submitting. Paper applications are not accepted, and incomplete or late submissions received after the February deadline will not be considered.

• Submit the online application through Big Y’s official website.
• Paper applications and prior-year forms found on third-party websites are not valid.
• Submit a complete application by the February deadline.

Supporting Documents

Transcripts: Official academic transcripts are not required; photos, PDFs, and scans are accepted. Applicants must provide two recommendation letters, at least one of which must be from a teacher or college professor. High school seniors and college freshmen may submit copies of letters prepared for college applications, and recommenders may upload letters through the online application system. Applicants who did not take College Board exams, such as the SAT or ACT, or took them more than three years ago, may complete the application without those scores.

• Provide a personal résumé or fact sheet covering activities, achievements, awards, community involvement, leadership roles, and class rank, if applicable.
• Upload two recommendation letters, including at least one from a teacher or college professor.
• Submit a transcript copy; it does not need to be official.
• College Board exam scores may be omitted in the circumstances described above.

Information for School Representatives

Scholarship materials: Big Y mails scholarship packets to schools in Massachusetts and Connecticut each year. Packets include a poster and a letter. They are mailed in early fall.

• Schools in Massachusetts and Connecticut can expect scholarship packets in early fall.
• Each packet includes a poster and a letter.