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:

Summer 2025: December 23, 2024 – February 3, 2025
Fall 2025: April 21, 2025 – June 2, 2025
Spring 2026: August 11, 2025 – October 6, 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
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
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...
Varies; up to $2,625 per semester	Earn and Learn: The CIA's Tuition Offset Scholarship SPRING 2025 Earn and Learn: The CIA Tuition Offset Program – TERM:...
$2,304.00	Brian Smith Memorial Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Be...	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
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
$2,200	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
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
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
Two awards of $5,000	Frances and Peter Robotti Foundation Scholarship The criteria for this scholarship is as follows: Hyde Park...	Ended
$1,000	Hunter Wayne Hodge '16 Legacy Scholarship Any Campus Incoming, Freshman, Junior, Senior All Associate and...	Ended
$2,000	Raghv Sharma Memorial Scholarship The criteria for this scholarship is as follows: Hyde Park, Greystone,...	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
Three awards of $5,000 each	PepsiCo Stronger Together Students from any campus may apply if they meet the following...	Ended
Up to $10,000	National Italian American Foundation Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Will be...	Ended
$3,804	Julia Child Fund at the Boston Foundation Scholarship Students from any campus in any program may apply if they meet the...	Ended
$2,000	AIWF San Diego Chapter Scholarship Have a personal connection to San Diego County Any campus Culinary...	Ended
$5,300.00	Brandy Brandenburger Endowed Scholarship Any campus Sophomore, Junior, or Senior 3.5+ GPA Completed...	Ended
$3,000	Chef Robert Briggs Memorial Scholarship Hyde Park students may apply if they meet the following criteria: Have...	Ended
$2,500.00	Continuum Scholarship Greystone students who meet the following criteria may...	Ended
Two awards of $2,000	Craig Priemer Memorial Scholarship Hyde Park Students Incoming, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or...	Ended
$4,500	Dean Frances Bonk Endowed Scholarship Female student From NY, NJ, MA, or KS Sophomore Hyde Park...	Ended
Two awards of $4,100 each	Debragga & Spitler Endowed Scholarship Bachelor’s of Food Business Management program with Culinary Arts...	Ended
$3,200	DePoalo Family Endowment for Bachelor's Students Hyde Park students who match the following criteria may apply: Must be...	Ended
$6,600	Dorothy & Marshall Reisman Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund Resident of New York State Any Campus All Undergraduates (Incoming,...	Ended
$6,600.00	Epicurean Club of Washington D.C. Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Are from...	Ended
$2,000	Fisher Faucet Scholarship Greystone students who meet the following criteria may apply: In the...	Ended
$1,600	Fuller Goldsmith Memorial Endowed Scholarship Any Campus Incoming, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior Any...	Ended
$1,500	GRI Endowed Scholarship: Gruppo Ristoratori Italiani Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply for this...	Ended
$1,100.00	Harry M. Stevens Endowed Scholarship Greystone students who meet the following criteria may apply. are in...	Ended
Several awards of at least $2,000 each	Hector Boiardi Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply for this...	Ended
$5,000	Hellmann’s Scholarship Students from any campus who meet the following criteria may...	Ended
Two awards of $1,000 each	IFMA Gold & Silver Students attending any campus who match the following criteria may...	Ended
$2,000	Il Circolo Squal-arship in Memory of Pasquale "Pat" and Tom Valenti Hyde Park students who match the following criteria may...	Ended
$32,000	International Wine & Food Society Scholarship Hyde Park Any undergraduate program Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or...	Ended
Two awards of $6,450	J.M. Smucker Endowed Scholarship Students from any campus and any degree program who meet these criteria...	Ended
$4,000	John J. Profaci Legacy Endowed Scholarship Students attending the Hyde Park campus and pursuing a Culinary Arts...	Ended
Three awards of $5,333	Joseph Amendola Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students Baking and Pastry Sophomore, Junior, or...	Ended
$5,000	Knorr Professional Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply: Enrolled...	Ended
$5,000	Korin, Inc. Scholarship Hyde Park or Greystone students who meet the following criteria may...	Ended
$5,000	Korin, Inc. Scholarship for International Students International Students may apply to this scholarship if they meet the...	Ended
Up to $6,900	Mary Robinson Koch Endowed Scholarship Completed at least one culinary class at the Mark Arts/Mary Robinson...	Ended
$4,400	Masi-Buzzeo Endowed Scholarship Hyde Park students who meet the following criteria may apply for this...	Ended

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