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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:

Spring 2027: August 10, 2026 – October 5, 2026
Summer 2027: December 21, 2026 – February 1, 2027
Fall 2027: April 19, 2027 – June 7, 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
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 RÃªve" 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
$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
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
$2,500	Food For Yu 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
$2,000	Pass the Honey's Regenerative Apiculture & Culinary Development 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
$25,000	All-Clad Future Chefs 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
$1,000	Chaine des Rotisseurs Scholarship This is an opportunity for students only at the San Antonio and...	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
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
$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
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 Sophomore, Junior, Senior students All Campuses Baking 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 $5,800 each	Bob Gildersleeve '90 Memorial Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $10,000	Cutting Edge Culinary Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$900	Debra Powell Memorial Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements will be automatically...	Ended
$5,500	Fuller Goldsmith Memorial Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$30,000 (across multiple semesters)	Grit & Fire Scholarship 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 $4,050	Joyce & Joel Buchman Legacy Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Up to $5,700	Kepic Naeymi-Rad Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements will be automatically...	Ended
Varies between $2,500 and $5,000	Mary Calfas Janos Legacy Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
Two awards of $4,350	Murphy Family Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$6,900	Nielsen-Massey Foundation Endowed Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended
$2,050	NRI International/Flavors Beyond Borders Scholarship Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to...	Ended

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