Curtis Borchert Scholarship
Upper Midwest Bakery Association (UMBA) Scholarship Program

2013 Curtis Borchert Scholarship Recipient – Gabe Howard (also pictured Joann Borchert)

Click here for previous scholarship winners

Click here for the scholarship application.

In order to support employees in the bakery industry, UMBA offers four scholarships of $500.00 to high school seniors and current/returning: vocational/technical/college students.

Scholarship applicants are required to be one of the following:

• Family member of the owner of a retail bakery
• An employee of a bakery
• Student in a Culinary Institute or Baking School working toward a baking/food service or related career

Nominee must have:

1. The applicant is to be a student in a baking/food related post secondary educational program.
2. Applicants must have a cumulative 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
3. This information is to be provided by January 1 of the year they receive the scholarship.
4. The Bakery that the applicant is to be connected to must be a member of UMBA

The scholarships are awarded at the annual UMBA convention.

Applicants are asked to complete the following application form and return along with it a short essay of 250 works answering the following question:

“Why is the baking/food industry a good choice for a career path for you and what difference do you feel you can make in this industry?”

Time line for the 2011 – 2012 academic year:
Application to be in by January 1, 2012
Proof of grades to be for fall semester/quarter
Scholarships to be awarded at the annual convention February 25-26, 2012

Mail applications to:

Upper Midwest Bakery Association
729 Park Avenue
North Mankato, MN   56003
For more information call 320 493 7554