City/State

Hotel and Restaurant Foundation
http://www.hotelrestaurantscholarships.org/
San Francisco based, the Foundation historically supports the degree granting hospitality management and culinary arts programs at colleges and universities in San Francisco.

California Restaurant Association - Educational Foundation
http://www.calrest.org/go/CRA/educational-foundation/
HIgh school and undergraduate scholarship opportunities.

Golden Gate Restaurant Association
http://www.ggra.org
Provides tuition scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $3,500 as well as special awards in honor of industry role models David Rubenstein, General Counsel for GGRA from 1938-1968, and Robert Grison, co-founder and first President of GGRA.

National

National Restaurant Association - Educational Foundation
http://www.nraef.org/scholarships
Mentoring and scholarship information.

ACF Hospitality Scholarships
http://www.acfchefs.org/Content/Education/Scholarships
/default.htm
American Culinary Federations's listing of educational scholarships.

AH & LA Educational Foundation Scholarships
http://www.ahlef.org/scholarships.asp
American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation listing of grant programs and scholarship competitions. The Foundation distributed a total of $407,500 to 291 students for the 2001/2002 academic year.

James Beard Foundation
http://www.jamesbeard.org/
Provides scholarships and educational opportunities in the culinary arts. Also check out the detailed list of culinary schools and programs worldwide that offer scholarships to their students, including award descriptions and links.

Future Culinarians of America
http://www.culinarian.org/
The Future Culinarian of America Scholarship Foundation is a non-profit charitable corporation promoting knowledge and education in culinary arts by providing funding for education and educational-related expenses for students who are attending, or who have been accepted by, accredited, post secondary, degree granting culinary schools.

Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR)
http://www.womenchefs.org
WCR promotes the education and advancement of women in the culinary professions.

International

International Education Financial Aid
http://www.iefa.org/
Free scholarship search for Americans wishing to study abroad. Search under the major: Culinary Arts or Hospitality

International Association of Culinary Professionals
http://www.iacp.com/
The IACP Foundation International Scholarship Program provides funds to qualified applicants for beginning, continuing and specialty education courses at accredited culinary schools world-wide, as well as, independent study for research projects.

International Cake Exploration Societé
http://www.ices.org/
Scholarships awarded to promote the art of cake decorating to applicants most likely to develop and promote the art form.

Other Resources

Financial Aid for the Culinary Arts
http://www.cookingschools.com/financial-aid/
A fantastic guide that organizes financial aid and scholarship resources by categories such as general, international, geographic, and other funding opportunities.

The Culinary Scholarship Guide
http://www.cookingschools.com/articles/scholarships/
A great guide written by Ward Allebach, and hosted by CookingSchools.com. The guide outlines where to look for scholarships, both locally and nationally and how to win one!

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