Julia Child Foundation Scholarship

Please note there are _four separate categories _ within this scholarship and each has a specific essay question.
You only need to respond to ONE essay question, but CAN apply to more if you meet the criteria below.

  1. The Julia Child Foundation for Culinary Writing Scholarship
  2. The Julia Child Foundation for Food Media Scholarship
  3. The Julia Child Foundation for Culinary Educator Scholarship
  4. The Julia Child Foundation for Beer, Wine, and Spirits Scholarship

Awards will be granted in three of the four categories, based on applications received. You may apply for one or more of the awards, as long as you meet the criteria listed below:

  • Can be from any US campus.
  • Can be in any Associates or Bachelor’s program.
  • Students in the Master’s of Wine and Beverage Management may apply for the Beer, Wine, and Spirits scholarship only.
  • Must maintain a CIA or high school GPA of 3.0.
  • Must have filed the FAFSA to demonstrate financial need.

For additional information about The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, please visit, please visit The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts.

In establishing this scholarship, the CIA firmly believes diversity in race or ethnicity is considered absolutely necessary to align with the CIA’s guiding principle of respect for diversity. While there are over 300 scholarship opportunities currently available to CIA students regardless of gender, race, and/or ethnicity, this scholarship opportunity is offered specifically in order to increase diversity and create the best possible student experience for all students at the CIA. Race and ethnicity will, therefore, be considered flexibly and individually for this scholarship opportunity—and will not be determinative or weighed the same for all individuals of the same race. This scholarship is also subject to periodic review to ensure race is not considered more or longer than necessary to achieve the important goal of increasing diversity at the CIA.

Donor
The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts
Award
Three awards of $5,000 each
Deadline
02/03/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. All applicants must answer at least one of the following questions. Each essays must be approximately 500 words.
  2. For The Julia Child Foundation for CULINARY WRITING Scholarship, please discuss the importance of food writing in the food and beverage industry and how you have been involved in food writing to date. How do you plan to integrate food writing into your future career?
  3. For the Julia Child Foundation for FOOD MEDIA Scholarship, please discuss the importance of food media in the food and beverage industry and how you have been involved in food media to date. How do you plan to integrate food media into your future career?
  4. For the Julia Child Foundation for CULINARY EDUCATOR Scholarship, please discuss the importance of food education/teaching in the food and beverage industry and how you have been involved in food education or teaching to date. How do you plan to integrate food education or teaching into your future career.
  5. For the Julia Child Foundation for BEER, WINE, AND SPIRITS Scholarship, please discuss the importance of beverage management related to beer, wine, and/or spirits in professional food and beverage operations and how you have been involved in beverage management to date. How do you plan to integrate beverage management related to beer, wine, and/or spirits into your future career?