Ray Foley Memorial Scholarship 2025
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In June 1983, the CDA Distributors Education Foundation (DEF) Ray Foley Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of the late National Candy Wholesalers Association executive vice president, Ray Foley. The DEF awards four $5,000 scholarships annually to applicants from distributor member companies in honor of Mr. Foley.

Ray Foley Memorial Scholarship applicants must be employed on an ongoing basis by a CDA distributor member company or be an immediate family member (spouse or child) of an employee of a CDA distributor member company in good standing. The employee of the CDA distributor member company must be employed at a distribution location (i.e. not retail or other non-distribution locations). CDA uses an anonymous judging process to select scholarship recipients.

Applications will be accepted through Friday, April 18, 2025, and winners will be notified by the end of June. If you have questions, contact Lauren Herbert at laurenh@cdaweb.net.

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All applicants must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate program in an accredited college or university. The scholarship winners are chosen based on academic achievements, volunteer activities, recommendation letters and a personal essay. 

Before you begin your scholarship application, please gather the following items:

  • Unofficial transcript to upload
  • GPA
  • SAT/ACT scores (if applicable)
  • A brief bio (250 words or less)
  • Headshot (must be a non-copyrighted photo)
  • If you are the family member of the distributor member company employee, please gather this information from them:
    • Employee’s First/Last Name, Job Title, Email
    • Employee’s Supervisor’s First/Last Name and Email