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General

• FastWeb.com - The most comprehensive web site for local, national and college-specific scholarships. Get a personalized list of scholarships you're qualified for from their database of 1.3 million awards. Use this excellent resource to get free money for your education.
• Peterson's Scholarship Central - A great site for searching for scholarships, nationally and internationally
• U.S. Department of Education - Financial Aid Resource Publications - The US Dept. of Education covers its three major financial aid programs, Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, and PLUS Loans, which account for 70 percent of student aid disbursed in the US
• US News: Paying for College - Information, advice, and interactive tools for financing your education
• $cholarship $cams - Sound advice from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on how to avoid being cheated while trying to fund your education

International Educational Funding

• International Education Financial Aid - Free scholarship search for Americans wishing to study abroad
• Financial Resources for International Study: A Guide for U.S. Students and Professionals - A thorough guide for US nationals studying abroad

Scholarship Lists

• Culinary Scholarships - An excellent list of culinary scholarships available with names, addresses and a little bit about eligibility and the application process
• Future Culinarian of America Scholarship Foundation - The Future Culinarian of America Scholarship Foundation is a non-profit charitable corporation promoting knowledge and education in culinary arts by providing funding for education and educational-related expenses for students who are attending, or who have been accepted by, accredited, post secondary, degree granting culinary schools.
• Hospitality Industry Scholarships - An excellent list of hospitality industry scholarships from the American Culinary Federation with several downloadable application forms
• National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation - Offers over $1 million in scholarships and awards for high school, undergraduate, graduate and professionals working toward a career in the restaurant and hospitality industry
• James Beard Foundation: School-Specific Scholarships - A detailed list of culinary schools and programs worldwide that offer scholarships to their students, including award descriptions and links

Scholarships

• American Culinary Federation - Scholarship available for members of the American Culinary Federation with at least one full grading period completed
• Clark E. DeHaven Scholarship Trust - For students majoring in a food service field or plan to enter a food service career; contact National Association of College & University Food Services for more info
• Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation - Although this is not specifically for culinary students, awards have been given to those intending to study the culinary arts; scholarships are granted to 250 high school seniors each year
• International Cake Exploration Societé - Awards one or more annual scholarships to promote the art of cake decorating to applicants most likely to develop and promote the art form
• James Beard Foundation Culinary Scholarships - Organization offers numerous culinary scholarships with varying criteria and amounts
• Les Dames d'Escoffier Scholarships - Every chapter of this organization for women in culinary offers scholarships. You'll have to check them out individually to see which offers what.
• The International Association of Culinary Professionals Foundation - Provides scholarships annually to individuals in the culinary arts, including funds for beginning, continuing and specialty education in the US and abroad
• Walter Reed Smith Scholarship   - Offered by the United Daughters of the Confederacy for a home economics major; there's not much information on this link, other than a place to write for more information
• Women Chefs and Restaurateurs - Over $100,000 in scholarships are offered annually for professional development

The Culinary Scholarship Guide There are more culinary scholarships available than you might think. They come from schools, businesses, professional groups and many other sources - but you have to be pretty determined to track them down. This article, by CookingSchools.com's Ward Allebach, offers a practical approach for tracking down and winning scholarships that will help you on the path to a culinary career. It covers the best places to look for culinary scholarships, how to keep track of all the possibilities, how to apply for and win the best scholarship for you, many of the pitfalls to watch out for along the way, and many of the simple tricks that will get you noticed! Then, after you read the article and you start working out a game plan for yourself, check out all of the specific scholarships we've cataloged on this page… Good luck!

Scholarships - Geographically-Specific

• Golden Gate Restaurant Association Scholarship Foundation - For students planning a career in the food service industry
• Institute of Food Technologists, Keystone Section - For senior high school students who plan to pursue a college degree in a food science program and a resident of Central Pennsylvania
• The Charlie Trotter Culinary Education Foundation - Scholarships to candidates seeking careers in the culinary arts and working with Chicago area youth to promote general education as well as careers in the culinary arts
• Wisconsin Restaurant Association - Awarded to students in culinary arts and hospitality management students in the state of Wisconsin

U.S. Educational Funding - General Resources

• ClubScholarship.com - Free scholarship search brought to you by CollegiateFunding.com
• College - A few articles about financial aid matters, and the option to buy the Money Maze video to learn how to navigate the stormy seas of educational funding
• College Board Guide to Getting Financial Aid - Easy explanation of the financial aid process
• CollegeAid - A free scholarship and grant search site
• CollegeNet.com scholarship search - Search a database of over 600,000 awards
• College Student's Guide to Merit and Other No-Need Funding - A guide to scholarships, grants, and other sources of aid that are based on factors other than financial need
• CollegiateFunding.com - Free personalized financial aid counseling
• estudentloan.com - A free loan search and comparison service
• FASTaid free scholarship search - 20 years of scholarship research, constantly updated
• FastWEB - Search for scholarships and/or enter a profile to be notified (for free) when applicable scholarships are added to the FastWEB database
• FinAid.com - A highly-regarded resource from Mark Kantrowitz
• Financial Aid - Brought to you by CollegePrep 101
• Financial Aid Resource Center - A site maintained by a financial aid administrator
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid - Fill out and submit your FAFSA online!
• FreSch! - The Free Scholarship Information Service
• Funding Your Education - An overview from the U.S. Department of Education
• GradLoans.com - Offers great resources on learning about financial aid, terms, fees, rates, applying, repayment and more
• Graduate Student Financial Aid Information - Brought to you by GradSchools.com
• Nellie Mae Student Loans - Student loan financing and services
• PLUSLoan.net - Part of the Student Loan Network, your online guide to student loans
• Scholaraid.com - A free search of 2.5 million awards
• Scholarship opportunities - Links to sites that list scholarships
• Scholarship Resource Network Express - A one-stop resource for financial aid, including a free scholarship search
• Scholarships.com - No-fee search of extensive scholarship, grant, and loan database
• Sources for Students - Free financial aid planning and scholarship search
• Work-Study - Information about this useful, government-sponsored financial aid program