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With over 30 named scholarship funds, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) may have a scholarship that is just right for you.
The application process is simple. Applicants complete one application, and after submission, our system will match applicants to funds they are eligible for scholarship consideration. All applicants must meet our minimum eligibility criteria and some named scholarships may have additional criteria and requirements for eligibility.
Have questions? Click here for our FAQs or send us an email at scholars@nraef.org
In addition to providing scholarships for students pursuing traditional culinary and hospitality degrees, we also offer scholarship opportunities for specific student communities, universities, demographics and interests.
Robert E. Rich Aspiring Entrepreneurs Scholarship
UniPro Scholarship Fund
Stephen P. Donatone Scholarship
Rachael Ray’s Yum-O! Organization Scholarship
A.J. Grisanti Memorial Scholarship Fund
CFESA Service Excellence Scholarship
North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) Scholarship
Chicago Foodservice Marketing Club Educational Scholarship Fund (Residents of Illinois)
DiRoNa Undergraduate Scholarship (Canada)
Ted J. Balesteri & Bert P. Cutino Scholarship (Residents of Monterey County, CA)
Carol Chorbajian Scholarship Fund (Residents of Monterey County, CA)
David Armanasco Scholarship
Monterey County Hospitality Association Scholarship
Stratas Foods Scholarship
Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) Scholarship
Women's Foodservice Forum Next Generation Scholarship
Kelly Hattan Memorial Scholarship
Kenny Dennis Memorial Scholarship/MEG Group
Marketing Executive Study Group Scholarship
Coca-Cola Scholarship Fund
Joe Fassler Memorial Scholarship
Mary Adolf Scholarship
Wally & Joni Doolin Scholarship
Allied Buying Corporation /Norbert F. Sherman Memorial Scholarship
Burger King Foundation Scholarship
Cal Stamenov Scholarship
Carol Chorbajian Scholarship Fund
Diane Mandeville Scholarship
DiRoNa Undergraduate Scholarship
Faces of Diversity Scholarship
Glenn Petrini Smile Award
H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Scholarship
International Foodservice Manufacturers Association
J.M. Smucker Scholarship
Ken Conrad Memorial Scholarship
Mike Zimmerman Scholarship
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Scholarship
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation – Past Chairman Fund
PepsiCo Stronger Together Fund Scholarship
Pete and Arline Harman Trust Scholarship
Rob Weakley Scholarship
Scott Vandenberg Scholarship
SPB Hospitality Scholarship
Sysco Scholars
Thad & Alice Eure Memorial Scholarship
Warren W. Rosenthal Undergraduate Scholarship
Fred Dame Scholarship
Glenn and Sue Hammer Scholarship
Sweeney Family Scholarship
David R. Parsley Endowed Scholarship Fund for Supply Chain Management
Hormel Heroes Scholarships
Dawn Sweeney Scholarship
Julie Flik Memorial Scholarship
Women’s Foodservice Forum Next Generation Scholarship
Dr. Richard Peterson Scholarship Fund
Griffith Labs Undergraduate Scholarship
Andre Tchelistcheff Scholarship Fund
Thank you to all our scholarship donors who make it possible for us to lift financial barriers for deserving students. Your impactful legacy lives on in through those shaping the future of foodservice and hospitality. Click here to see a full list of our thoughtful donors.
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