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 over 60 scholarship opportunities each semester.
Scholarships for the following semesters will be accepting applications between the corresponding dates below:

Fall 2026: April 20, 2026 – June 8, 2026
Spring 2027: August 10, 2026 – October 5, 2026
Summer 2027: December 21, 2026 – February 1, 2027

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

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Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
Varies; up to $2,625 per semester	Earn and Learn: The CIA's Tuition Offset Scholarship FOR SUMMER 2026 Earn and Learn: The CIA Tuition Offset Program – TERM:...	Deadline05/31/2026
Multiple one-year complimentary ACF Professional Culinarian Memberships	ACF Professional Culinarian Membership Award for Graduating Students Ten complimentary one-year memberships to the American Culinary...
$0.00	Recommended Opportunities This is a place holder for the Recommended Opportunities Page. This is...
Multiple awards of $2,000 each ($1,000/Semester)	Statler Foundation Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements will be automatically...
$5,000	Island Entertainment "Island Spirit" Scholarship Any Campus Incoming, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior No FAFSA...	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
$2,500	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
Two awards of $2,000	Jenny Critchley Memorial Scholarship Female Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may...	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
$3,000	Chef Robert Briggs Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Up to $12,000 ($3,000/Semester)	Philip Begonja Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $4,929	Thomsen Julian Young Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
2 awards of $1,000	Vincentia Adjorkor Amegah Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Up to three awards of $2,500 each	Wegmans Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,000	Fisher Faucet Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$5,000	Stolt Sea Farm Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Up to $38,200	Kwame Onwuachi '13 Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Up to four awards of $2,000	#theSRFexperience Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$3,100	Aramark - James Hutton Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,700	Arlyn Asch Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$800	Borck Country Home Bakers Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$5,200	Brandy Brandenburger Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,000	Carol Haack Memorial Brewers Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$4,100.00	Chipotle Mexican Grill Endowed Scholarship Students participating in the Fall 2025 or Summer 2026 Farm-to-Table...	Ended
Two awards of $3,950 each	Debragga & Spitler Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,000	Donna Cattano & Israel Simões Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $5,000	E. Lawrence Deckinger Family Foundation Scholarship for Healthful Menus and Food Systems Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $5,000 each	Edlong Dairy Technologies Scholarship in Honor of Eugene L. Rondenet Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,500	Faye "Jeannie" Borgedahl Memorial Scholarship in Baking and Pastry Arts Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$6,800	Follow Your Dreams Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,500	Food For Yu Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $6,200	Gutenstein Family Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $6,150	J.M. Smucker Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Three awards of $5,133	Joseph Amendola Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Three awards of $5,000 each	Julia Child Foundation Scholarship Please note there are _four separate categories _ within this...	Ended
$3,838	Julia Child Fund at the Boston Foundation Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Up to $5,000	Larry Levy Expendable Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Up to $7,000	Miljenko "Mike" Grgich Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,000	Pass the Honey’s Regenerative Apiculture & Culinary Development Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$8,000	Royal H. Durst Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,500	Scott, Helen and Sarah Spiro Scholarship in Memory of Joel M. Spiro, MD Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,500	Seth Ian Schimberg ’96 Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $5,400	Southern Wine & Spirits Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$3,000	The Game Changer Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$1,500	The Robert Hollander '78 Legacy Scholarship Students who meet the following criteria will be considered for this...	Ended
$15,000	Enrico Monti Endowed Scholarship The Enrico Monti Endowed Scholarship is for students who have a passion...	Ended

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