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

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
$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	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
Two awards of $2,500	IRCA Group Americas Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Varies up to $3,850	Michael Cech '80 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,000	Timothy Upton Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$25,000	All-Clad Future Chefs Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$6,000	Allen Family Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $5,000	Andrew Zimmern's Second Chances Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$8,000	C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. Scholarship San Antonio students meeting the following requirements are encouraged...	Ended
$1,000	Chaine des Rotisseurs Scholarship This is an opportunity for students only at the San Antonio and...	Ended
$12,500	Dr. Joseph P. DeAlessandro Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$3,800	Ingram Lee Foundation Endowed Scholarship Students who meet the following criteria will be considered for this...	Ended
Two awards of $2,650	J. Frances Massie Endowed Scholarship Hudson Valley residents meeting the following requirements are...	Ended
Up to $6,000	Jack & Dolores Cakebread GS Endowed Students who meet the following criteria will be considered for this...	Ended
$1,000	Joan Porter Perline Award for Culinary Excellence Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,500	John C. Metz Sr. Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$3,800	John J. Profaci Legacy Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $2,000	Matthew Lackey Follow Your Dreams Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,500	Mattison's Restaurants and Catering Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $5,000 each	McCormick for Chefs: Passion for Flavor Scholarship Hyde Park students who match the following criteria may...	Ended
$7,200	Michael Igdaloff '90 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Must be...	Ended
$10,000	Paola and Jeremy Goldberg Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,000	Raghv Sharma Memorial Scholarship The criteria for this scholarship is as follows: Hyde Park, Greystone,...	Ended
Three awards of $6,782 each	Ronald & Elizabeth Magruder Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$5,000	S. Katzman Produce Scholarship Students from any campus in any undergraduate program may apply if they...	Ended
$2,500	Michael Siry Memorial Scholarship Hyde Park students who match the following criteria may apply: Must be...	Ended
$1,000	Brad Carver Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $15,000	McIlhenny Company - Tabasco Brand Scholarship Students from any campus may apply if they meet the following...	Ended
Multiple Awards - Varies	Russell Ferber '02 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Sophmore, Junior, Senior students All Campuses Baking and...	Ended
Varies	Anthony Bourdain '78 Legacy Scholarship Students who meet the following criteria may apply for this...	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 $5,800 each	Bob Gildersleeve '90 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$5,900	Chef Brian Kaywork '02 Legacy Memorial Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Current...	Ended
Multiple Awards of $5,000	CIA Excellence Expendable Scholarship Students meeting the following criteria are encouraged to apply: Class...	Ended
Up to three awards of $10,000	Compass Group Scholarship Students meeting the following criteria are encouraged to apply: Class...	Ended
Two awards of $10,000	Cutting Edge Culinary Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,000	Daniel Simón Matos Guadarrama '20 Memorial Excellence Scholarship Students who meet the following criteria may apply: Hyde Park or...	Ended
$900	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
$5,500	Fuller Goldsmith Memorial Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$900	Grand Marnier Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements will be reviewed...	Ended

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