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:

Spring 2025: August 12, 2024 – October 7, 2024
Summer 2025: December 23, 2024 – February 3, 2025
Fall 2025: April 21, 2025 – June 2, 2025

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 “Reccomended 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.

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
Varies; up to $2,625 per semester	Earn and Learn: The CIA's Tuition Offset Scholarship Earn and Learn: The CIA Tuition Offset Program – FALL 2024 Term:...	Deadline11/01/2024
Varies up to $3,900	Michael Cech '80 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Culinary...	Deadline11/03/2024
Multiple awards of up to $3,000	Jones Dairy Farm San Antonio Endowed Scholarship San Antonio students who meet the following criteria may apply: Are...	Deadline11/04/2024
€700 ($757) Program Credit	GastroDiplomacy Boot Camp in Italy The Italian Delegation is offering a unique opportunity for CIA students...	Deadline11/18/2024
Varies	Anthony Bourdain '78 Legacy Scholarship Students who meet the following criteria may apply for this...	Deadline01/13/2025
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...
$2,304.00	Brian Smith Memorial Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Be...	Ended
$805	Donald Lancella Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may...	Ended
$2,500.00	Edward Benenson Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Are in...	Ended
$7,000	Food Dreams Foundation Scholarship/Jean-Georges Vongerichten Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Must be...	Ended
5,000	Giuseppe & Maria Lepore of LCS Companies for Greystone or San Antonio Students San Antonio and Greystone students who meet the following criteria may...	Ended
Multiple awards between $2,500 and $5,000	Les Dames d'Escoffier New York Female students at the Hyde Park campus who meet the following criteria...	Ended
$1,000	Joan Porter Perline Award Culinary Excellence Hyde Park Any Bachelors program 3.5+ GPA. An essay along with a...	Ended
Up to $35,520	Kwame Onwuachi '13 Scholarship Hyde Park Incoming or Freshman Any undergraduate program 2.0+ High...	Ended
Up to $17,760 per semester x 4 semesters	Cameron Thompson Legacy Scholarship Any Campus Incoming or Freshman Must be a minority student or from...	Ended
2 awards of $2,500 each	Certified Angus Beef® Brand Scholarship Culinary Arts Accepted for or enrolled in the Bachelor’s program of...	Ended
$2,200	Tuxton Plate Your Way to Success Scholarship for International Students International students from any campus pursuing any undergraduate...	Ended
$2,500	Joe Gurrera / Citarella Culinary Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: In any...	Ended
10 awards of $1,000	Vincentia Adjorkor Amegah Memorial Scholarship Students who meet the following criteria may apply: Hyde Park...	Ended
Five awards of $500 each	Global Cuisines & Cultures Travel Credit from ACIS Open to all students participating in a Spring 2024 GC&C: Greece or...	Ended
Multiple Awards - Varies	Russell Ferber '02 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Sophmore, Junior, Senior students All Campuses Baking and...	Ended
1-2 $25,000 scholarships	All-Clad Future Chefs Scholarship Students from any campus may apply if they meet the following...	Ended
Two Awards of $2,500	Baldor/Michael Muzyk Endowment Students meeting the following criteria may apply: Incoming...	Ended
$1,500.00	Catherine T. Brandel Memorial Scholarship Greystone students may apply if they meet the following...	Ended
Multiple Awards of $5,000 each	Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs/Hal Rosoff Memorial Students who meet the following criteria may apply: Any Campus Any...	Ended
$2,000.00	Corky Clark Community Service Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Culinary...	Ended
$2,500	Domaine Carneros "Le Rêve" Scholarship Students in the Masters of Professional Studies in Wine and Beverage...	Ended
Up to 2 awards of $5,000 each	Elisa Gropper Linowes Memorial Hyde Park or Greystone students who meet the following criteria may...	Ended
Two awards of $5,000	Frances and Peter Robotti Foundation Scholarship The criteria for this scholarship is as follows: Hyde Park...	Ended
Up to $41,000 per academic year	Greater Milwaukee Foundation Scholarship Incoming or enrolled Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria...	Ended
$1,000	Hunter Wayne Hodge '16 Legacy Scholarship Any Campus Incoming, Freshman, Junior, Senior All Associate and...	Ended
$2,000.00	Jenny Critchley Memorial Scholarship Female Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may...	Ended
3 awards of $5,000 each	Julia Child Foundation Scholarship Please note there are _four separate categories _ within this...	Ended
$2,000	Liz Ziegler '85 Mentorship Scholarship Hyde Park students who match the following criteria may apply: Are...	Ended
3 awards of $5,000 each	Margaret & Darby Perry Scholarship Hyde Park students who match these criteria may apply: Must be in an...	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
2 awards of $5,000 each	McCormick for Chefs: Passion for Flavor Scholarship Hyde Park students who match the following criteria may...	Ended
$6,900.00	Michael Igdaloff '90 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Must be...	Ended
2 awards of $5,000 each	MolsonCoors "Thirst For Knowledge" Scholarship Hyde Park or San Antonio students who meet the following criteria may...	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 $5,000	Thomsen Julian Young Endowed Scholarship Any Campus Culinary Arts Second semester Freshman or first semester...	Ended
$2,500	Jesse Ebbert Memorial Scholarship Students accepted for or enrolled in the Hyde Park campus who meet the...	Ended
3 awards of $5,000 ea	PepsiCo Stronger Together Students from any campus may apply if they meet the following...	Ended
Two awards of $15,000	McIlhenny Company - Tabasco Brand Scholarship Students from any campus may apply if they meet the following...	Ended
$2,500	Michael Siry Memorial Scholarship Hyde Park students who match the following criteria may apply: Must be...	Ended
Two Awards of $2,500	Culinary Agents Supporting Future Leaders Scholarship Students who meet the following criteria may apply: Any...	Ended
2 awards of $2,000	#theSRFexperience Students who meet the following criteria may apply: Any...	Ended
Up to $10,000	National Italian American Foundation Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Will be...	Ended

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