Are you seriously considering becoming a culinary professional? Are you a
culinary professional interested in continuing education? The
International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Foundation
2004-2005 scholarship program is now underway! The IACP Foundation will be
accepting applications for their scholarship program between September 15,
2003 and December 15, 2003 (applications must be postmarked by December 15,
2003 to be considered for a scholarship award).
The program consists of 21 scholarships with a combined value of over
$100,000 to administer! These scholarships are available for study between
July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005. The 2004-2005 Scholarship Information
Sheet and the 2004-2005 IACP Foundation Scholarship Application are
available from the IACP Foundation website at
<http://www.iacpfoundation.org/scholarships.html/>.
The IACP Foundation scholarship program offers scholarship opportunities to
beginning students, advanced students, career professionals and for
continuing education. The scholarships are available to anyone who meets
the qualifications. Those qualifications are as follows:
The applicant must have 2 years of foodservice experience (paid,
volunteer or a combination of both)
If a current student, the applicant will need to provide a transcript
showing that their GPA is 3.5 or better.
The applicant must write a 2-page essay regarding their focused desire
to pursue a culinary career.
The applicant must provide two professional letters of recommendation
on business letterhead.
There is a $25 non-refundable application fee which must be paid in US
Dollars.
Both international and domestic applications are accepted.
These are the basic requirements for the IACP Foundation scholarship
program. The scholarships will be administered based on merit and
foodservice experience, not financial need. Some scholarships have
additional restrictions, it will be important to review the details on the
scholarship information sheet to determine which scholarship(s) have
additional guidelines.
Reggie