Hospitality scholarships - Feb '25
Updated Feb 11, 2025Apply below to the best Hospitality scholarships for February 2025.
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Rama Scholarships for the American Dream
Hospitality • For Native American / American Indian students • For Asian students • Freshmen • Juniors • Sophomores • Seniors • Graduate Students
Rama Scholarships support hospitality management students with a minimum GPA of 2.5, prioritizing Asian or Indian descent applicants.
Deadline:
March 7, 2025
Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Scholarship
Illinois • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Food Sciences & Technology • Food & Nutrition • Hospitality • Travel & Tourism • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students
Win up to $2,500 with the Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Scholarship for culinary and hospitality students.
Deadline:
May 7, 2025
Timothy S.Y. Lam Foundation Hospitality Education Scholarship (Spring)
Hospitality • Travel & Tourism • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Age • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The Timothy S.Y. Lam Foundation offers $2,000 scholarships for hospitality students. Must be 18 with a diploma. Essay and recommendations needed.
Deadline:
February 15, 2025
David Armanasco Scholarship
California • Food & Nutrition • Food Sciences & Technology • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Hospitality • Travel & Tourism • Graduate Students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The David Armanasco Scholarship offers up to $2,500 for students in food service or hospitality, prioritizing Monterey County residents.
Deadline:
March 15, 2025
ATLAS Fellow Scholarship Program
Chicago • New York • Teton County • Illinois • Wyoming • Accounting • Advertising • Agriculture • Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Economics • Finance • Hospitality • Human Resources • Management • Marketing • Operations Management • Public Relations • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Sports Management • Travel & Tourism • Freshmen
The ATLAS Fellow Scholarship offers up to $20,000 for high school seniors in select cities pursuing financial services careers.
Deadline:
March 3, 2025
Timothy S.Y. Lam Foundation Hospitality Education Scholarship (Fall)
Hospitality • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Age • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The Timothy S.Y. Lam Foundation offers $2,000 scholarships for hospitality students. Must be 18 with a diploma or GED. Essay required.
Deadline:
February 15, 2025
Timothy S.Y. Lam Foundation Hospitality Education Scholarship (Winter)
Hospitality • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Travel & Tourism • Age • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The Timothy S.Y. Lam Foundation offers $2,000 scholarships for hospitality students. Must be 18 with a diploma. Essay and recommendations needed.
Deadline:
February 15, 2025
Microsoft Disability Program
For students with disabilities • Accounting • Advertising • Agriculture • Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Economics • Finance • Hospitality • Human Resources • Management • Marketing • Operations Management • Public Relations • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Sports Management • Travel & Tourism • Legal • Aerospace • Chemical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Computer Engineering • Construction Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Industrial Engineering • Materials Science • Mechanical Engineering • Medical/Biomedical Engineering • Nuclear Engineering • STEM • Computer Science • IT/Information Technology • Information Sciences • Freshmen
Microsoft Disability Program awards $5,000 to 10 high school seniors with disabilities pursuing eligible degrees. Apply now!
Deadline:
March 13, 2025
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Scholarships
Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Hospitality • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
Explore NRAEF scholarships for culinary and hospitality students. One application matches you with eligible funds. Awards start at $250.
Deadline:
March 15, 2025
Carol Chorbajian Scholarship Fund
California • Food & Nutrition • Food Sciences & Technology • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Hospitality • Travel & Tourism • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The Carol Chorbajian Scholarship Fund offers up to $2,500 for students in food service or hospitality, prioritizing Monterey County residents.
Deadline:
March 15, 2025
WRA Education Foundation Scholarship in Culinary & Hospitality
Wisconsin • Food Sciences & Technology • Hospitality • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
WRA Education Foundation offers scholarships for Wisconsin residents in culinary and hospitality fields, starting at $250.
Deadline:
April 1, 2025
American Bus Association (ABA) Diversity Scholarship
Transportation/Logistics • Travel & Tourism • Hospitality • For Asian students • For Black and/or African American students • For Hispanic and/or Latino students • For Middle Eastern students • For Native American / American Indian students • For Pacific Islander students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students
The ABA Diversity Scholarship offers $5,000 to diverse students in travel and tourism majors. Apply with a 500-word essay.
Deadline:
April 30, 2025
Les Dames d'Escoffier Colorado Chapter Scholarship
Colorado • Food & Nutrition • Food Sciences & Technology • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Hospitality • Agriculture • Agricultural Science • Animal Sciences • Graduate Students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
Les Dames d'Escoffier Colorado offers scholarships up to $2,500 for women in food-related fields attending Colorado universities.
Deadline:
May 1, 2025
The $5,000 Diversity in Hospitality scholarship
Interior Design • Hospitality • Management • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • For Asian students • For Black and/or African American students • For Hispanic and/or Latino students • For Middle Eastern students • For Native American / American Indian students • For Pacific Islander students • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students • Freshmen
The $5,000 Diversity in Hospitality scholarship supports students in hospitality careers with financial need and a 3.0 GPA.
Deadline:
February 14, 2025
Gus and Ethel Wolters Scholarship
Lavaca County • Texas • Arts • Studio Arts • Religious/Theological Studies • Agricultural Science • Animal Sciences • Astronomy • Meteorology • Biology • Chemistry • Climate Sciences • Energy • Environmental Science • Food & Nutrition • Food Sciences & Technology • Geological & Earth Sciences • Horticulture • Information Sciences • Kinesiology/Physical Therapy • Marine Biology/Sciences • Materials Science • Mathematics • Music • Nuclear Engineering • Physics • Science • STEM • Accounting • Advertising • Agriculture • Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Economics • Finance • Hospitality • Human Resources • Management • Marketing • Operations Management • Public Relations • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Sports Management • Travel & Tourism • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Freshmen
The Gus and Ethel Wolters Scholarship offers up to $11,000 for Lavaca County residents attending Texas colleges in specific fields.
Deadline:
February 28, 2025
The Voyager Scholarship
English • Conservation • Environmental Science • Foreign Languages • Health Education • Healthcare-Related • History • Hospitality • Journalism • Law • Law Enforcement • Legal • Literature • Mental Health • Social Work • Social Sciences • Sociology • Public Health • Public Policy & Administration • Public Relations • Teacher Education • Teaching • Art History • Arts • Arts Management • Biology • Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Childcare • Climate Sciences • Communications • Criminal Justice • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Education • Political Science/Government • International Relations • Juniors • Seniors
The Voyager Scholarship offers up to $50,000 for junior students committed to public service. Open to U.S. citizens and DACA students.
Deadline:
March 27, 2025
The Charles H. Selman Scholarship
Alaska • Hospitality • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The Charles H. Selman Scholarship provides $250 for Alaska residents pursuing careers in hospitality. Must be enrolled in an accredited program.
Deadline:
April 1, 2025
American Bus Association Academic Merit Scholarships
Transportation/Logistics • Travel & Tourism • Accounting • Hospitality • Freshmen • Seniors • Juniors • Sophomores • Graduate Students
The American Bus Association offers $5,000 scholarships for students in transportation, travel, and tourism with a 3.4 GPA.
Deadline:
April 30, 2025
LDEI CO Scholarships
Colorado • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Food Sciences & Technology • Food & Nutrition • Hospitality • Animal Sciences • Agriculture • Economics • Marketing • For Women • Graduate Students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
LDEI CO Scholarships offer up to $2,500 for female students in Colorado pursuing food-related fields. Apply with an essay.
Deadline:
May 1, 2025
Zwilling Culinary Arts Scholarship
Hospitality • Freshmen
Deadline:
March 3, 2025
Rosen Centre Hospitality Scholarship
Hospitality • Freshmen
The National Technical Honor Society offers a $1,000 scholarship for FCCLA members based on leadership and contributions.
Deadline:
March 3, 2025
Closs/Parnitzke/Clarke Scholarship
Marketing • Counseling • Healthcare-Related • Economics • Finance • Hospitality • Social Sciences • Other Trades/Crafts • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The Closs/Parnitzke/Clarke Scholarship offers $500 to Phi U members in baccalaureate programs based on academic and extracurricular achievements.
Deadline:
March 1, 2025
Geraldine Clewell Scholarship
Economics • Marketing • Social Sciences • Finance • Hospitality • Other Trades/Crafts • Counseling • Healthcare-Related • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The Geraldine Clewell Scholarship offers up to $500 for Phi U members in family and consumer sciences based on academic and extracurricular achievements.
Deadline:
March 1, 2025
Sales Training and Development's Scholarship
Accounting • Advertising • Agriculture • Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Economics • Finance • Hospitality • Human Resources • Management • Marketing • Operations Management • Public Relations • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Sports Management • Travel & Tourism • Teacher Education • Teaching • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors
Annual $1,000 Sales Training and Development Scholarship for business students. Essay required. Open to high school seniors and college students.
Deadline:
December 31, 2025
GoFoodservice Scholarship
Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Hospitality • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The GoFoodservice Scholarship provides $500 for students pursuing Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management. Apply with a 500-word essay.
Deadline:
June 15, 2025
FAQ
When writing a strong application for Hospitality scholarships, be sure to clearly articulate your passion for the hospitality industry, outline your career goals, and demonstrate how the scholarship will help you achieve those goals.
Hospitality scholarships typically cover tuition fees, books, and sometimes living expenses, but the specific coverage can vary by scholarship.
Yes, many Hospitality scholarships are open to international students, but it's essential to check the specific eligibility requirements for each scholarship.
Common documents required for Hospitality scholarship applications may include transcripts, letters of recommendation, a personal statement, and proof of enrollment in a hospitality program.
To increase your chances of winning a Hospitality scholarship, focus on crafting a strong application, including a compelling personal statement, obtaining strong letters of recommendation, and highlighting relevant experiences in the hospitality field.
Yes, you can apply for multiple Hospitality scholarships. In fact, applying for several scholarships can increase your chances of receiving financial aid for your studies.
Eligibility criteria for Hospitality scholarships can vary widely but often include factors such as academic performance, financial need, enrollment in a relevant program, and sometimes specific demographic requirements.
Yes, many Hospitality scholarships are legitimate and offered by reputable organizations, educational institutions, and industry associations. It's important to research each scholarship to ensure its credibility.
You can find Hospitality scholarships on various scholarship search platforms, including Mos, which aggregates numerous scholarship opportunities tailored to your field of study.
Hospitality scholarships are financial awards designed to support students pursuing education and training in the hospitality industry, which includes fields such as hotel management, culinary arts, tourism, and event planning.
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