Scholarships for Culinary Arts Majors

Students with a passion for cooking may want to major in the culinary arts. They may also want to find scholarships to help them cover the rising costs of education. That is why a number of groups, from professional organizations to private foundations, award scholarships to culinary arts students. To be eligible, students usually need to a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 or higher, be accepted or enrolled in an accredited, post-secondary school, majoring in the culinary/hospitality field. Applicants may also have to demonstrate some foodservice experience or education and a passion in the field. Some scholarships are limited to students in their third and fourth years of study, and some take financial need into account. Start your search for a culinary arts scholarship by browsing the list below.

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  • 10,000
  • 1 Award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
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  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 1.0
Tools of the Trade Award Scholarship. Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
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  • 500 - 1,000
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
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  • Major: Study |Welding|Construction Trade|Culinary Arts|Automotive|Graphic Arts|Electrical|Agricultural Sciences|Auto Body Repair|Film and New Media|Precision Machining Technology|Power Equipment Technology|Skilled Trades|Web and Game Programming|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 2.0
Local Owner Resturant (LORA) Scholarship Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • Mar-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Hospitality|Culinary Arts|
  • School (K-12): Attend a |Public High School|private high school| in |Wicomico, MD|Delmar, DE|
  • School (College): |Accredited College|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 5.0
Kona Culinary Arts Ke Ali'i Pauahi Foundation
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  • 1,000
  • 2 awards
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Culinary Arts|
  • Residence: Live in |Hawaii| as a |Kona district of Hawai`i island, HI|
  • School (College): |Two-year|Four-year|Accredited College|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • December 2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Culinary Arts|Food Service|Baking and Pastry Arts|
  • Residence: |Legal U.S. Resident|
  • School (College): |Culinary School|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.0
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Engineering|Architecture|Nursing|Medicine|Physical Therapy|Accounting|Dentistry|Counseling|Drafting|Physician's Assistant|Pharmacy|Culinary Arts|Teaching|Automotive|Public Safety|Surveying and Mapping|Mental Health|Agricultural Sciences|Applied Occupations|Bookkeeping|Fire Science|
  • School (K-12): |Healdsburg High School, Healdsburg, CA|
  • Residence: Live in |Sonoma, CA|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.0
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  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • April 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Major: Study |Culinary Arts|
  • Disability: |Type 1 Diabetes|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Illinois|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.0
Panhandle Restaurant Association Scholarship Amarillo Area Foundation (AAF), Inc.
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Restaurant Management|Culinary Arts|
  • Residence: Live in |Texas Panhandle, TX|
  • School (College): |Accredited College or University|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
Big Man Fritsche Scholarship Community Foundation of the Verdugos
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  • 1,000 - 5,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Business|Finance|Healthcare|Landscape Design|Culinary Arts|Information Technology|Cosmetology|Electrical|Auto Mechanics|Plumbing|Woodworking|Video Graphics|
  • School (College): Attend a |Two-year|Four-year|College|
  • Character Trait: Show |Self-Motivation|Entrepreneurial Characteristics|Potential to Succeed|
  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 5.0
Technical Trades Scholarship Coastal Bend Community Foundation
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Welding|Hospitality|Healthcare|Culinary Arts|Automotive|Diesel Mechanics|Avionic Technician|RV Technician|Marine Sciences|Building Trades|
  • School (K-12): |Rockport Fulton High School, Rockport, TX|
  • School (College): Attend a |Community College|Technical School|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • May-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Fine Arts|Culinary Arts|Drama|Vocal|Instrumental Music|Visual Arts|Industrial Arts|Speech|
  • School (K-12): |Northeast High School, IA|
  • School (College): |University|Community College|College|Technical School|Post-Secondary Education|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.5
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Culinary Arts|Travel Industry Management|
  • School (K-12): |Kamehameha Schools: Kapalama Campus, Honolulu, HI|Kamehameha Schools: Maui Campus, Makawao, HI|Kamehameha Schools: Hawaii Campus, Keaau, HI|
  • Residence: Live in |United States|Hawaii|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 1.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • May-15-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Culinary Arts|
  • School (College): |Accredited Culinary School|Licensed/Accredited Culinary School|
  • Career: |Culinary Arts (Industry)|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 2.0
Leo and Madeline Hughes Memorial Fund Scholarship Community Foundation of Jackson County
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • May-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Music|Agriculture|Fine Arts|Culinary Arts|Visual Arts|Theatre|Industrial Arts|
  • School (K-12): |Maquoketa High School, Maquoketa, IA|Jackson, IA|Northeast High School, IA|
  • Residence: Live in |Clinton, IA|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 1.5
Matthew D. "Biggie" Wolfe Culinary Arts and Hospitality Memorial Scholarship Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc.
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • Mar-31-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Culinary Arts|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Monongalia, WV|
  • School (College): |Accredited Post-Secondary School|Culinary School|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 4.5
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Culinary Arts|Travel Industry Management|
  • Employer: |Kamehameha Schools food services department|
  • Residence: Live in |United States|Hawaii|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Welding|Nursing|Culinary Arts|Automotive|Surgical Technician|Medical Laboratory Technology|Computer Engineering Technology|Machining Technology|Child Development|Construction Technology|Petroleum Engineering Technology|
  • Employer: |Barbnet Investment Co.|BBT Capital Management, LLC|BEPCO, L.P.|BOPCO, L.P.|City Club of Fort Worth|Richardson Aviation|San Jose Cattle Co.|SHSM Partners, L.P.|Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy Co.|Sid W. Richardson Foundation|Sundance Square Management, L.P.|
  • Extracurricular: |Extracurricular Activities|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 1.5
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  • 500 - 20,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Hospitality|Culinary Arts|
  • School (K-12): |Dixie Hollins High School, Saint Petersburg, FL|Northeast High School, Oakland Park, FL|Osceola High School, Kissimmee, FL|Tarpon Springs High School, Tarpon Springs, Fl|
  • School (College): Attend |Pinellas Technical College, Clearwater, FL|Pinellas Technical College, St. Petersburg, FL|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.5
Claude Collins Hospitality Scholarship North Florida Hotel & Lodging Association
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Hospitality|Culinary Arts|
  • Residence: Live in |Duval, FL|Flagler, FL|Nassau, FL|Clay, FL|St. John's, FL|
  • School (College): Attend |Florida College (FL)|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Culinary Arts|
  • Residence: Live in |Fayette, PA|
  • Citizenship: |U.S. Citizen|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.0
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