Chobani’s Scholars Program has helped dozens of university students pursue their ambitions in the dairy industry. The program has expanded, adding a pledge of $1 million dollars and a focus on supporting historically underserved students who wish to pursue a broad set of agricultural interests.
Through its partnerships with Cornell University and the University of Idaho, the Chobani Scholars Program will offer eight $20,000 scholarships ($5,000 each year) over five years to historically underserved students interested in studying agriculture, dairy, food science, and/or food entrepreneurship. Chobani will also provide $20,000 of annual funding to each of the universities during the same time period to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training and education. Chobani Scholars will have an opportunity to intern with Chobani during their college careers. In prior years the program was limited to students from a dairy background who were pursuing a career in dairy.
The Chobani Scholars program was established at Cornell University and University of Idaho in 2018. The grants have helped more than two dozen students attending Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). With today’s announcement, Chobani’s scholarship funding pledge will total more than $1.4 million by 2027.
“Since its inception, the Chobani Scholars program has provided substantial support to students from New York farm families, helping them to access world-class education and real-world experiences in dairy science and management,” said Benjamin Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “With this latest investment, Cornell CALS is excited to further enhance our efforts to attract students from underrepresented backgrounds to careers in food and agriculture, which is a critical need for our state.”
