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 are posted weekly, with some opportunities offering multiple awards.
Scholarships for the following semesters will be posted starting on the corresponding dates:

Summer 2024: December 18, 2023 – January 28, 2024
Fall 2024: April 22, 2024 – June 3, 2024
Spring 2025: August 12, 2024 – October 7, 2024

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.
Earn and Learn

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
Several awards of $3,000 to $4,000 each	MFK Fisher Endowed Scholarship (Comments and Critiques) Hyde Park Female Any undergraduate program Incoming, Freshman,...	Deadline07/28/2024
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...	Deadline08/05/2024
Varies	Anthony Bourdain '78 Legacy Scholarship Students who meet the following criteria may apply for this...	Deadline09/23/2024
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
$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
Varies	Federal Work Study - Off Campus Cook - Children's Home POSITION SUMMARY The Cook position is an off campus Federal Work Study...	Ended
$3,000.00	Aramark - James Hutton Endowed Scholarship Any campus Any undergraduate program Sophomore, Junior, or...	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
$6700	Nielsen-Massey Foundation Endowed Scholarship Any Campus All incoming, freshman, sophomore, junior,...	Ended
$8,100	Royal H. Durst Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park Culinary Arts Sophomore, Junior, or Senior 3.0+...	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 $3,650	Joyce & Joel Buchman Legacy Scholarship Incoming and Continuing Students All Campuses All...	Ended
2 awards of $3,050	Margaret and Arno Schmidt Legacy Students from any campus may apply if they meet this...	Ended
$800.00	Borck Country Home Bakers Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Baking...	Ended
$2,000.00	Carol Haack Memorial Brewers Scholarship Hyde Park, Greystone, and San Antonio students Must have completed...	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
Two awards of $2,500	Chef Brian Kaywork '02 Legacy Memorial Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Current...	Ended
$2,500.00	Chef Louis Osteen Scholarship Students at any campus may apply if they meet the following...	Ended
2 awards of $5,000 each	Edlong Dairy Technologies Scholarship in Honor of Eugene L. Rondenet Hyde Park Junior or Senior Enrolled in the Culinary Science degree...	Ended
$14,000.00	Enrico Monti Endowed Scholarship The Enrico Monti Endowed Scholarship is for students who have a passion...	Ended
Two awards of $5,850	Gutenstein Family Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Must be...	Ended
$5,000	Jayson Grossberg Memorial Scholarship All Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Are...	Ended
$2,500	Malika Ahmed Memorial Scholarship Female students from any campus who meet the following criteria may...	Ended
Up to $7200	Miljenko "Mike" Grgich Endowed Scholarship Students who meet the following criteria may apply: Enrolled in the...	Ended
$2,500	ONTHEMARC Young Caterer's Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Have...	Ended
Two awards of $2,500	Professor Raimundo Gaby '97 Legacy Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Enrolled...	Ended
$4,700	Ray Wellington AIWF Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students in any undergraduate program who meet the following...	Ended
$2,500	Seth Ian Schimberg ’96 Memorial Scholarship Incoming and Freshman Students Enrolled in the CIA right after high...	Ended
$2,000	Timothy Upton Memorial Scholarship Hyde Park students who match the following criteria may apply: Area of...	Ended
4 awards of $2,200 each	Tuxton Plate Your Way to Success Scholarship Any campus pursuing any undergraduate program may apply for this...	Ended
$2,200	Tuxton Plate Your Way to Success Scholarship for International Students International students from any campus pursuing any undergraduate...	Ended
$3,600	Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Scholarship Students from any campus may apply if they meet the following...	Ended
$3,600	Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Scholarship--International Students International students at any campus who meet the following criteria may...	Ended
$2,500	Joe Gurrera / Citarella Culinary Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: In any...	Ended
3 awards of up to $15,000 each	William J. Bullis Memorial Scholarship Students from any campus may apply if they match the following...	Ended
$2,500.00	Sean Blakeslee '95 Memorial Scholarship Incoming, Freshman, Sophomore, Juinor students Hyde Park...	Ended
Two awards of $4,200	Murphy Family Endowed Scholarship Any campus All class levels, including incoming students. Pursuing...	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
Up to 5 awards of $6,000	Allen Family Scholarship Have or will soon receive an AOS Culinary Arts degree Accepted or...	Ended
Two Awards of $2,500	Baldor/Michael Muzyk Endowment Students meeting the following criteria may apply: Incoming...	Ended
$2,500	bb.q Chicken Korean Student Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Must be...	Ended

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