Most of the Culinary Arts programs are very expensive. The odds of being able to get only a small percentage of the tuition paid by scholarships are very small. However, there are plenty of sources to collect small amounts, but not insignificant money to help you along.

The best source of information on the funding of scholarships is the financial aid office of your school. They will know of all available funds available to customers of the school, alumni and organizations that support the program. Get all the applications that approach the classification and complete and submit. Follow the instructions exactly, the process is often more important than their actual needs.

The next source is to look at their own community. If you are in school or just talk to your counselor. It is also possible that your employer parents (or you) can offer help of some kind. If you or your parents are in an audit of the union of scholarships or educational programs. Many local organizations such as Moose, Rotary, Masons, Chamber of Commerce scholarship fund. The local chapter of ACF also is able to identify potential sources and scholarships offered to members. Restaurant associations, associations, club manager and many other foundations and groups representing local funds offer culinary hopefuls. Meat packers, retailers and food vendor’s spirits often offer the scholarship funds.

In the area of ​​the resources below are links to all the documented culinary scholarships specific resources I could find, and below a link to that found in the EOL Web Directory for more generic resources. Do your homework and you will be able to find hundreds or even thousands of dollars in potential to help with general tuition bills.

Here is a list of Scholarship resource websites.

• American Academy of Chefs (AAC)through the American Culinary Federation Foundation (ACFF), offers educational scholarships to those currently attending culinary schools, and to professional chefs already working in the hospitality industry looking to further their education.
  • AAC Chair’s Scholarship
  • Balestreri/Cutino Scholarship
  • Chaine des Rotisseurs Scholarship
  • Julia Child Memorial Scholarship
  • Spice Box Grant Note: See Eligibility Requirements with Application.

• FastWEB, Financial Aid Search Through the WEB The largest and most complete scholarship search on the Internet. It provides access to a database of more than 400,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants and student loans. !
• The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Scholarships
• The Culinary Trust (IACP) Awesome collection of information
• The scholarship program of the James Beard Foundation
• The Charlie Trotter Culinary Education Foundation
• The Jefferson Evans Scholarship Foundation
• International Cake Exploration Societé (ICES) Scholarship
• National Italian American Foundation Scholarships
• Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International Foundation (HSMAI)