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If your college savings fund is looking a little thin, you can feed it with these fast food scholarships. Corporations such as Coca-Cola, Burger King, Dr. Pepper and Taco Bell and others offer a variety of scholarships to high school and college students. These companies want to help cover the cost of tuition, room and board, books, and fees. Your scholarship cup could be running over with lots of money for college! Get matched with the perfect scholarship by filling out our Scholarship Match Quiz! Check out our list of fast food and beverage awards below. 

 

List of Fast Food Scholarships

Burger King Scholars Program

Through the Burger King? Scholars Program, we have awarded nearly $60 million to over 45,000 students across North America since 2000. Our goal is to grant one scholarship for every BK restaurant in North America –that translates to more than $7 million each year! ? Created in memory of Burger King Co-Founder James “Jim” W. McLamore, the Burger King? Scholars program provides scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $60,000 to high school students and BK employees and their families. Scholarships are intended to offset the cost of attending college or post-secondary vocational/technical school. Recipients are selected through an application process that takes into consideration their grade point average (GPA), work experience, extracurricular activities, and community service. In 2022 alone, the Foundation awarded over $4.6 million in scholarships to nearly 4,000 students. ?
Award Amount

Total: $4000000

Awards: 3700

Deadline

Deadline: December 15, 2023

Stromberg’s Scholarship

We are thrilled to announce our first-ever Stromberg’s Chicken scholarship for students who strive for excellence and outstanding performance. We are excited to support the next generation of leaders and innovators, and we hope that this scholarship will inspire and motivate students to continue pursuing their passions and achieving their goals. The Stromberg’s Chicken scholarship provides a one-time reward of $1000 to pay for tuition, books, computers, accommodation, or any education-related expense. There’s no GPA requirement and no application forms. This scholarship will be open to both undergrad and graduate students attending any accredited college university within the United States, as well as high school seniors who will be attending classes in the Spring of 2024.
Award Amount

Total: $1000

Awards: 1

Deadline

Deadline: December 31, 2023

TMCF McDonald’s Black and Positively Golden Scholarship

The TMCF McDonald’s Black and Positively Golden Scholarship is an incredible opportunity for exceptional students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). With up to 63 (sixty-three) $15,000 scholarships available for the upcoming academic year, this scholarship can help cover verifiable costs associated with tuition and fees for motivated students. To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled full-time as an undergraduate freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior at an HBCU. The application process includes submitting a two-minute video answering the question, “How will your continued education empower you to achieve Black Excellence?” Don’t miss out on this chance to take your education to the next level!
Award Amount

Total: $15000

Awards: 63

Deadline

Deadline: March 27, 2024

Café Bustelo El Café Del Futuro Scholarship

We’re honored to invest in our community by awarding twenty-five $5,000 scholarships to college students at HACU-member institutions to help further their education. This year, Café Bustelo asked applicants to share how their heritage, family, and community have impacted their desire and motivation to obtain a college degree; how they plan to give back to their community; and what they intend to accomplish with their degree in an essay in English or Spanish (800 words or less). Since the scholarship began in 2014, $800,000 in college funds have been awarded to 160 Latino students nationwide through the partnership.
Award Amount

Total: $25000

Awards: 5

Deadline

Deadline: July 01, 2024

Scheid Vineyards Writing Contest

The Scheid Vineyards Writing Contest is available for graduating seniors at Greenfield and King City High Schools in California.
Award Amount

Total: $1000

Awards: 26

Deadline

Deadline: February 15

TigerChef.com Culinary and Hospitality Scholarship Program

The TigerChef.com Culinary and Hospitality Scholarship Program is available for U.S. and Canadian students who are currently enrolled in a culinary or hospitality program. Applicants must submit an original essay of between 500 and 600 words describing what inspired them to pursue this career.
Award Amount

Total: $2000

Awards: 2

Deadline

Deadline: November 15

KFC Foundation Educational Reach Grant Program

The REACH Educational Grant Program provides winning employees with college tuition assistance, reimbursement for qualifying education expenses and access to discounted textbooks.
Award Amount

Total: $162000

Awards: 54

Deadline

Deadline: November 24

Illuminators Educational Foundation (IEF) Scholarships

The Illuminators Educational Foundation provides college scholarships to further the education of members and families of the Illuminators, Western Association of Food Chains and the California Grocers Association. For the 2021-2022 year they plan to award $147,500 through 54 scholarships for undergraduate/graduate students.
Award Amount

Total: $147500

Awards: 54

Deadline

Deadline: March 01

IFT Undergraduate Scholarship

This award is for U.S. college sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are majoring in food science at an IFT-approved university. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Award Amount

Total: $2500

Awards: 1

Deadline

Deadline: March 02

Mary Macey Scholarship Program

This scholarship is available for undergraduate women who have completed at least one academic year of study with a grade point average of 2.0 or higher. Applicants must be employed or have been previously employed in a food retailing business, and must plan to pursue a career related to food retail.
Award Amount

Total: $1250

Awards: 3

Deadline

Deadline: April 15