Chef Robert Briggs Memorial Scholarship
Hyde Park students may apply if they meet the following criteria:
- Have completed the first term of freshman year,
- Are studying Culinary Arts,
- Have a GPA between 2.2 and 3.0,
- Filed the FAFSA to demonstrate financial need.
Chef Robert Briggs was a culinary instructor at the CIA for more than 25 years and was known for calm patience with his students and excellent technique in the kitchen. Thanks to finishing touches from many of his CIA family, Bob’s book, Low and Slow, was published after his untimely death in 2012.
- Award
- $3,000
- Deadline
- 06/03/2024
- Supplemental Questions
- In a 250-word essay, please describe any personal challenges that you have overcome or that currently face in your quest to complete your degree.
- In a short essay (250- to 350-words), please let us know how maintaining a positive attitude, especially during stressful times, helps you move forward toward success.
- Please list and briefly describe any jobs you currently hold or what you did prior to coming to the CIA in order to help support yourself or your family while being a full-time student.
- Would you describe your primary focus of study at the CIA culinary or baking and pastry?