Teen Chefs Compete for Scholarship

The Art Institutes offer a Teen Chef challenge Are you a high school senior with plans to go to cooking school and the chops to compete for a culinary scholarship? The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes are summoning the best teen chefs across the U.S. and Canada to showcase their culinary talents in The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef Competition 2010.

The winner will receive a full-tuition scholarship toward a culinary arts degree or diploma program at one of more than 30 Art Institutes schools.

The first step in the competition is a local cook-off, which will take place at participating locations of The International Culinary Schools on April 17, 2010. Contestants will prepare a predetermined menu, and have their work judged by a panel of professional chefs. First-place winners at each location will win a $3,000 tuition scholarship, and will automatically advance to the national finals, which will take place May 15, 2010 at The Art Institute of Houston. The national winner will receive the full-tuition scholarship.

To be eligible, high school seniors must submit an Entry and Release form by February 5, 2010, and full entries are due by February 26, 2010. To learn more about this scholarship, and to enter, click here. The competition is open to high school seniors across the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).

In addition to a full-tuition scholarship and the title of Best Teen Chef 2010, the national first place winner will be an "Intern for a Day" at Food Network Kitchens in New York City. The winner will also receive a tour of Food Network's studios, dinner for two at a Food Network chef's restaurant and a library of Food Network Kitchens cookbooks.

Learn more about the culinary arts programs offered by The Art Institutes or find other scholarships at Fastweb.com.