Scholarships

National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation:
 Supporting Restaurant and Foodservice Education
through Scholarships

The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) is committed to helping the industry recruit and retain a driven, well-educated workforce. To meet this goal, the NRAEF has developed its Scholarships and Mentoring Program, which provides senior high school students, undergraduate students, and educators with scholarships to help further their education and enhance their careers in the restaurant and foodservice industry. Over the last six years, the NRAEF’s Scholarships and Mentoring Program has awarded more than $5.5 million in scholarships to students and educators.

• Each high school and undergraduate student scholarship award is $2,000. Deadlines for entry vary by category.

• The educator scholarship award is $1,500. Deadline for entry varies annually.

• All awards are available to U.S. citizens and/or permanent resident aliens attending school in the U.S. and U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands).

The NRAEF works with industry leaders and other restaurant and foodservice professionals to judge and select award recipients.

Additional information on the individual scholarships and deadlines as well as online applications are available at www.nraef.org/scholar_ment/sm_scholar.asp.

Further listings of industry scholarships can be accessed on the Resource Center for Workforce Solutions at www.nraef.org/solutions.