{"id":39840,"date":"2014-11-10T09:46:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T14:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/?p=39840"},"modified":"2014-11-09T16:18:05","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T21:18:05","slug":"goya-foods-ofrece-beca-de-artes-culinarias-por-us20000-a-estudiantes-de-toda-la-nacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/goya-foods-ofrece-beca-de-artes-culinarias-por-us20000-a-estudiantes-de-toda-la-nacion\/","title":{"rendered":"Goya Foods Offers $20,000 Culinary Arts Scholarship To Students Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html><br \/>\n  <head><br \/>\n    <META http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/META><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}<\/p>\n<p>BODY {\nFONT-SIZE: 0.83em; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\nA {\nCOLOR: blue\n}\n#divWide\n{\nmargin:0;\nmargin-top:1.33em;\n}\nLI {\nFONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: \"Arial\"\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/head><br \/>\n  <body topmargin=\"0\" leftmargin=\"0\"><br \/>\n    <\/p>\n<div id=\"divHeadline\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin headline --><\/p>\n<p style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: center\">\n        <b>Goya Foods Offers $20,000 Culinary Arts Scholarship To Students Nationwide<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Application Deadline: February 15, 2015<\/p>\n<p>      <!-- #End headline -->\n    <\/div>\n<div id=\"divBody\" style=\"width:800px;margin-left:10pt\">\n      <!-- #Begin release --><br \/>\n<!-- #Begin Wide Release --><\/p>\n<div id=\"divWide\">\n<p>SECAUCUS, N.J., Nov. 10, 2014 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Goya Foods, America&#8217;s largest Hispanic-owned food company, today announced the offering of the company&#8217;s $20,000 nationwide Culinary Arts Scholarship Program granted annually to four students entering their freshman year of college to obtain their first undergraduate degree in culinary arts and\/or a food sciences area of study.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20140904\/143145\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20140904\/143145<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Goya&#8217;s Culinary Arts Scholarship is available on a competitive basis to students entering an accredited two-year or four-year institution. Scholarships are in the amount of $5,000 awarded per academic year starting in Fall 2015 and are renewable for up to three additional years provided the student remains eligible to receive funding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the leader in Latin American food, Goya&#8217;s Culinary Arts Scholarship Program is one of our educational pillars and part of our mission to celebrate, nurture, and preserve Goya&#8217;s diverse culinary heritage and future,&#8221; says Peter Unanue, Executive Vice President of Goya Foods. &#8220;We pride ourselves on authenticity, high-quality, and culinary traditions and established this special scholarship in order to provide students the opportunity to pursue their passion in the culinary arts and food sciences industries.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Applicants of the Goya Culinary Arts Scholarship will be selected based on the standard requirements established by Goya and administered by Scholarship America<b><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/b> including academic achievement, leadership and financial need, as well as an evaluation of an essay explaining how Goya has enriched their family traditions.\u00a0 Among the criteria for consideration, students (1) Must plan to be enrolled in college full time starting in <b>Fall 2015<\/b> in a degree seeking program within the U.S. as a <b>Freshman<\/b> at a two or <b>four-year <\/b>U.S. accredited institution to obtain their 1<sup>st<\/sup> undergraduate degree; (2) Must be majoring in <b><u>Culinary Arts and\/or Food Sciences;<\/u><\/b> (3) Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of <b>3.00<\/b> on a 4.00 scale; (4) Must <b>complete 10 hours per month of community service while in progress; <\/b>(5)\u00a0Must be a <b>U.S. Citizen<\/b> or a <b>legal permanent resident<\/b> of the United States with a valid Social Security Number or have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to apply, please log onto <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goya.com\/scholarships\" target=\"_blank\">www.goya.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Applications are due no later than February 15, 2015.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b><i>About GOYA:<\/i><\/b><i> Founded in 1936, Goya Foods, Inc. is America&#8217;s largest Hispanic-owned food company, and has established itself as the leader in Latin American food and condiments. Goya manufactures, packages, and distributes over 2,200 high-quality food products from the Caribbean, Mexico, Spain, Central and South America. Goya products have their roots in the culinary traditions of Hispanic communities around the world; their combination of authentic ingredients, robust seasonings and convenient preparation make them ideal for every taste and every table. For more information on Goya Foods, please visit <\/i><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goya.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>www.goya.com<\/b><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>About Scholarship America: <\/i><\/b><i>Scholarship America mobilizes support for students getting into and graduating from college. Since 1958, Scholarship America has distributed $3.1 billion in scholarship assistance to 2 million students, funding both entry-level and multi-year scholarships and emergency financial grants. 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