Midwest Food Products Association Scholarship
The 2026 MWFPA Scholarship application period is now closed.
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In 2026, the Midwest Food Products Association Scholarship awarded 20 scholarships to deserving children of parents or guardians who are employees of MWFPA member companies and are a high school senior or post-secondary student accepted into, or attending any post-secondary school, in the United States.
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A post-secondary school means an institution of higher education including a vocational and technical college, two-and four-year colleges and private trade schools. Winning applicants may attend these schools with any major of study.
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2026 MWFPA Scholarship award recipients will receive $1,500.
2026 MWFPA
SCHOLARSHIP recipients
Grayson Bickler, Hormel Foods
Brianna Buechner, Seneca Foods
Grace Busse, Del Monte Foods
Scott Dunlap, Bush Brothers & Co
Allison Gates, Lakeside Foods
Matilynn Harvey, Hormel Foods
Mariana Hernandez, Osceola Foods (Hormel)
Matthew Isselmann, Lakeside Foods
Mitchell Kautzer, Lakeside Foods
Benjamin Kuenkel, Bush Brothers & Co
Madison Kwak, Chippewa Valley Bean
Maya Luko, ChemTreat
Brandon Metzger, H.M. Clause
Nick Neuenfeldt, Lakeside Foods
Grace Neuenfeldt, Lakeside Foods
Brett Rybarczyk, Riverside Foods
Kimberly Schmidt, Seneca Foods
Kendra Schwoerer, Endpoint Solutions
Mykia Trissel, Red Gold
Danica Wolfe, Bush Brothers & Co
Congratulations!
2026 Carleton A. Friday SCHOLARSHIP recipients
Brianna Buechner, UW - Platteville
Annika Crabb, UW - Madison
Anthony Fuchs, UW - River Falls
Kylie Garner, UW - River Falls
Jacob Kling, UW - River Falls
Madison Meyer, UW - River Falls
Lily Mitchell, UW - Platteville
Michaela Vandeanck, UW - River Falls
2026 Kenneth G. Weckel SCHOLARSHIP recipient
Aubrey Jothen, UW - Platteville
Congratulations!
Carleton A. Friday and
Kenneth G. Weckel Scholarship
The 2026 MWFPA Friday/Weckel Scholarship application period is now closed.
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Both scholarships offer a minimum award amount of $3,500 to deserving undergraduate students who are majoring in agriculture or food science within the University of Wisconsin system (UW Madison, Platteville and River Falls).
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Each student needs to complete only one application and required forms to apply for both the Carleton A. Friday and Kenneth G. Weckel scholarships. Please make sure you have printed a copy of the current year’s application/deadline or it will not be accepted (deadline for application submission and all required information is listed on the application forms).
Applications should be mailed by the date on the application to:
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Midwest Food Products Association
Attn: HR Committee
4600 American Pkwy
Suite 210
Madison, WI 53718
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You can also email applications to: scholarships@mwfpa.org
Without the generous support of our members, we would not be able to offer these scholarships to deserving students.
Please consider donating!