$500 Bi-Annual Award

SPRING 2021 SCHOLARSHIP IS NOW OPEN
Submit your applications by April 1st, 2021.

Scholarship Eligibility

Students of any undergraduate academic (college, university, community college, trade school, etc.) level are encouraged to apply. Applicants must provide proof of enrollment by means of a transcript, declaration of major, letter of intent to enroll, etc., along with an essay as outlined below, and must attend a school located in the United States or Canada.

The $500 scholarship recipient will be announced May 1st, 2021.

Student Scholarship

Fall 2019 Scholarship Recipient

We were pleased to award Javier Barajas, a first year student studying Film and Media Studies from University of California, Santa Barbara with the $500 scholarship. Our team felt his essays captured what Driven Coffee stands for and are confident he will succeed in his future career as a filmmaker. Congratulations, Javier!

Spring 2020 Scholarship Recipient

We are thrilled to announce the winner of our 2020 Spring Scholarship, Jessica Cooper! Jessica just finished her first year at the University of Connecticut (Go Huskies!) with aspirations of becoming a teacher. Our team loved her positivity and wish her all the best in her studies at UConn! Congratulations, Jessica!

Fall 2020 Scholarship Recipient

Congrats to Logan McDowall, our Fall 2020 Scholarship recipient. Logan is a first year student at the University of Portland studying Applied Linguistics. Team Driven loved his creativity and candid essay responses, as they best answered the questions. We’re confident he will succeed in his future going forward. Congrats, Logan!

Scholarship APPLICATION

Submit three short essays (suggested 500 words per essay) and proof of enrollment via on the online application form linked below.
— OUR SPRING 2021 SCHOLARSHIP IS NOW OPEN! —

Make Difference
Essay 1

If you could have coffee with any person – dead or alive – who would you pick and why? What would you discuss?

Better Community
Essay 2

What values do you consider to be most important and how have those values helped shape who you are today?

Education Future
Essay 3

How has your education contributed to who you are today and how are you going to use your education to help impact others?

Terms and Conditions

The Scholarship Award: The $500 award will be announced May 1st, 2021, and disbursed by check to the college or university at which the awarded student is enrolled. The award must be used for tuition, academic fees, text books, school supplies, or other required items for the student’s education.

Eligibility: If the applicant fails to meet all the enrollment and/or eligibility requirements of this scholarship, the award may be revoked at the discretion of Driven Coffee and awarded to another applicant. Recipients of the award must be enrolled full-time at a college or university within the United States or Canada.

Award Criteria: Essays will be reviewed and judged by Driven Coffee employees. The selected recipient will be based on their responses to the three essays. The student applicant who best answers the essay questions will be awarded the scholarship (“best” is subject to the discretion of Driven Coffee employees who will be reviewing the essay submissions, in comparison to the other applicant’s essays). The deadline to apply to our Spring 2021 Scholarship is April 1st 2021 at 11:59PM CST. Late submissions will not be accepted for any reason.

Awarded Applicant: The student selected to receive the award will be notified via email and phone on May 1st, 2021. The scholarship recipient will be listed on the Driven Coffee website and may be publicized across other Driven Coffee properties (including but not limited to: social media, blog posts, and partner media outlets). Scholarship recipients from previous years may also be mentioned across various Driven Coffee properties.

Applicant Information Privacy: Applicant information of those who did not receive the scholarship award will remain private, will not be sold, and will only be used for the purpose of this scholarship. Applicant information will only be reviewed by our internal staff. Per GDR compliance regulations, Driven Coffee will permanently delete any personally identifiable information from non-awarded applicants if the applicant so requests after their submission.

Employees and families of Driven Coffee are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Ready To Apply?

How do you plan to use your education and future career to make an impact on the world around you? We look forward to reading your essays!

Who is Driven Coffee?

Driven Coffee RoastersWe are a Minneapolis coffee roaster who strives to help our customers experience better coffee. Our wholesale coffee program services a wide range of clientele; from restaurants to cafes, churches to corporate clients. We also have a great coffee fundraiser that has helped thousands of schools, sports teams, and organizations across the country reach their goals. And of course, you can always buy coffee online to experience our fresh roasted specialty coffees, shipped right to your door!

Thank you for your interest in the Driven Coffee Scholarship. We look forward to receiving your applications, reading your essays, and awarding a well deserving applicant! Good luck to all applicants, and we wish you well in the coming academic year!