The National Scholarship Program was
established to help defray the cost of post-secondary education
for C.F.I.G. members’ families, staff and their children.
CFIG has sent out the materials for the 200 National Scholarship
Program. We at Freson Market Ltd. would like to encourage
all team members who are students, to apply for this scholarship.
The national award is $8,000, five first place scholarships
of $3,250 will be awarded and five second place scholarships
of $1500 will be awarded from the following regions: Atlantic
Canada, Ontario/Quebec, Manitoba/Saskatchewan, Alberta/Northwest
Territories/Nunavut and British Columbia/Yukon.
To qualify, applicants must be sponsored
by an Independent Grocery Store and must be working towards
a degree or certificate in a full-time post-secondary program
of at least two years in: General Arts& Sciences, Business
Advertising, Marketing, Category Management, Accounting/Finance,
Economics, Information Technology, Public Relations, Hospitality,
Food & Nutrition, Culinary Arts, Customer
Service, Pharmacy.
Please include with your application :
* Personal statement explaining “What are the two issues
most affecting the grocery/food industry and how would you,
in your career, address these issues?”
* A list of academic achievements, awards, extracurricular
activities.
* An official grade transcript of your last year completed.
* In order to be considered for a scholarship, all material
must be included with your
application by May 31, 2005.
Mail completed application and attachments
to: CFIG Scholarship Committee, 2235 Sheppard Avenue East,
Suite 902, Willowdale, Ontario, M2J 5B5, Phone : 1-800-661-2344,
Fax : (416) 492-2347
Should you have any questions regarding this scholarship opportunity,
please feel free to call Leslie Brecht at (780) 624-4200.
On behalf of Freson Market Ltd., I encourage your application
for this scholarship and wish you luck as you pursue your
educational goals.
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