Our Opportunities

Welcome to $hef!

Welcome to the scholarship website for enrolled and incoming students at The Culinary Institute of America.
Most scholarships require students to have a FAFSA for the current academic year. You can file the FAFSA here.

When Scholarships are Posted:

We post 50-70 scholarship opportunities each semester.
Scholarships for the following semesters will be accepting applications between the corresponding date range:

Fall 2025: April 21, 2025 – June 2, 2025
Spring 2026: August 11, 2025 – October 6, 2025
Summer 2026: December 22, 2025 – February 2, 2026

How to Apply for Scholarships:

To apply for any $hef scholarship, complete your incoming student deposit.
Your deposit will automatically create a general application, allowing you to sign in and apply for scholarships the following day.
Upon signing in, you will be brought to the “Recommended Opportunities” page which lists scholarships you likely qualify for.
To apply, click the scholarship’s name and review the description. Then, click the orange “Apply” button at the bottom.

Checking Your Scholarship Application Status:
View your application status anytime by visiting the My Applications page after logging in.

Submitted = Applications are still being reviewed.
Offered = You have been selected for the scholarship.
Not Selected = You were not selected for the scholarship.

You will only receive an email if you are selected for a scholarship.
Most scholarships will be awarded within 3-4 weeks of the scholarship’s deadline, but some may take longer.

External Scholarships:
Additional scholarships from outside organizations are posted on the External Scholarships page throughout the year.
To acess the external scholarships, hover or click on the “Opportunities” tab and click “External”. These scholarships are not managed or funded by the CIA.

Helpful Resources:

Scholarship Essay Checklist
Recipe Scholarship Tips
File the FAFSA
Learn More About $hef

Questions?
For questions about the Earn and Learn program: studentworkprograms@culinary.edu
For all other scholarship-related questions: $hef@culinary.edu

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
Four awards of $2,500 each	illy Farm-to-Table Scholarship Students participating in the Summer 2025 or Fall 2025 Farm-to-Table ...	Deadline08/04/2025
Six awards of at least $3,000	Jones Dairy Farm San Antonio Endowed Scholarship San Antonio Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged...	Deadline08/04/2025
Up to $38,200	Kwame Onwuachi '13 Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Deadline08/04/2025
Varies	Anthony Bourdain '78 Legacy Scholarship Students who meet the following criteria may apply for this...	Deadline09/23/2025
Varies; up to $2,625 per semester	Earn and Learn: The CIA's Tuition Offset Scholarship FALL 2025 Earn and Learn: The CIA Tuition Offset Program – TERM: SEPT TO...	Deadline11/07/2025
Multiple one-year complimentary ACF Professional Culinarian Memberships	ACF Professional Culinarian Membership Award for Graduating Students Criteria: Must be in your final semester and graduating from the...
Multiple Awards - Varies	Russell Ferber '02 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Sophmore, Junior, Senior students All Campuses Baking and...	Ended
Two awards of $25,000	All-Clad Future Chefs Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$1,000	Brad Carver Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$1,500	Catherine T. Brandel Memorial Scholarship Greystone students may apply if they meet the following...	Ended
Two awards of $2,500	Culinary Agents Supporting Future Leaders Scholarship Students who meet the following criteria may apply: Class Level:...	Ended
$2,000	Daniel Simón Matos Guadarrama '20 Memorial Excellence Scholarship Students who meet the following criteria may apply: Hyde Park or...	Ended
$2,500	Domaine Carneros "Le Rêve" Scholarship Students in the Masters of Professional Studies in Wine and Beverage...	Ended
$5,000	Elisa Gropper Linowes Memorial Hyde Park or Greystone students who meet the following criteria may...	Ended
$20,000	Greater Milwaukee Foundation Scholarship Incoming or enrolled Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria...	Ended
Up to $4,800	Jack & Dolores Cakebread GS Endowed Students who meet the following criteria will be considered for this...	Ended
Two awards of $2,000	Jenny Critchley Memorial Scholarship Female Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may...	Ended
$2,000	Matthew Lackey Follow Your Dreams Memorial Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may...	Ended
$2,500	Mattison's Restaurants and Catering Students from any campus who match the following criteria may...	Ended
Two awards of $5,000 each	McCormick for Chefs: Passion for Flavor Scholarship Hyde Park students who match the following criteria may...	Ended
Two awards of $15,000	McIlhenny Company - Tabasco Brand Scholarship Students from any campus may apply if they meet the following...	Ended
$7,200	Michael Igdaloff '90 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Must be...	Ended
$2,500	Michael Siry Memorial Scholarship Hyde Park students who match the following criteria may apply: Must be...	Ended
$2,000	Raghv Sharma Memorial Scholarship The criteria for this scholarship is as follows: Hyde Park, Greystone,...	Ended
$5,000	S. Katzman Produce Scholarship Students from any campus in any undergraduate program may apply if they...	Ended
Multiple awards of $550	Robert Parker Wine MPS Scholarship This scholarship offsets the $550 Wine and Beverage Fee for students...	Ended
$3,430	Andre Soltner Scholarship (AIWF)	Ended
$1,000	Chaine des Rotisseurs Scholarship This is an opportunity for students only at the San Antonio and...	Ended
$2,000	AIWF San Diego Chapter Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$40,000 ($10,000 per academic year)	B & G Foods Culinary Leaders of Tomorrow Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $2,000	Bill Briwa Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $5,550 each	Bob Gildersleeve '90 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$3,700	Chef Brian Kaywork '02 Legacy Memorial Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Current...	Ended
$3,000	Chef Robert Briggs Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Up to three awards of $10,000	Compass Group Scholarship Students meeting the following criteria are encouraged to apply: Class...	Ended
$800	Debra Powell Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements will be automatically...	Ended
Multiple Awards, Amount Varies	FDNY Lt. Peter J. Farrenkopf Memorial Scholarship The purpose of this scholarship is to help a student or students with...	Ended
$2,500	Food For Yu Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$3,500.00	Fuller Goldsmith Memorial Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$800	Grand Marnier Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements will be reviewed...	Ended
Up to three awards of $5,000 each	IFMA Award for Juniors and Seniors Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $1,000 each	IFMA Gold & Silver Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$38,200	International Wine & Food Society Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Up to $5,000	James Fricker Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $3,250	John P. '78 and Andrea M. Dorman Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following criteria are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $3,850	Joyce & Joel Buchman Legacy Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Up to $4,400	Kepic Naeymi-Rad Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements will be automatically...	Ended
Several awards up to $2,500 per semester	Marcos Hardy Sanders Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $4,200	Murphy Family Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$6,600	Nielsen-Massey Foundation Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended

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