Hospitality scholarships - Feb '25
Updated Feb 09, 2025Apply below to the best Hospitality scholarships for February 2025.
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Kirk Kirkland Memorial Scholarship
Alabama • Hospitality • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The Kirk Kirkland Memorial Scholarship offers $250 for Alabama students in hospitality or culinary fields with a 2.5 GPA and leadership skills.
Deadline:
March 31, 2025
NEWH Fabric Innovations Legacy scholarship
Florida • New York • Hospitality • Management • Interior Design • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students
The NEWH Fabric Innovations Legacy scholarship awards $10,000 to hospitality or interior design students in Florida or New York.
Deadline:
June 21, 2025
CardRates.com Financial Futures Scholarship
Accounting • Advertising • Agriculture • Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Economics • Finance • Hospitality • Human Resources • Management • Marketing • Operations Management • Public Relations • Sports Management • Mathematics • Freshmen • Sophomores • Seniors • Juniors
CardRates.com offers a $1,000 scholarship for college students majoring in finance-related fields with a 3.5 GPA. Essay required.
Deadline:
July 31, 2025
CRAF Scholarships
California • Hospitality • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
CRAF Scholarships offer $2,000 to high school seniors and undergraduates pursuing careers in restaurant, foodservice, and hospitality.
Deadline:
April 30, 2025
The CFESA Cares Scholarship Program
Hospitality • Food & Nutrition • Food Sciences & Technology • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Travel & Tourism • Age • Graduate Students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The CFESA Cares Scholarship offers up to $4,000 for students pursuing a career as commercial food service technicians.
Deadline:
December 1, 2025
Steven J. Finkel Service Excellence Scholarship
Business Administration • Music • Hospitality • customer service • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The Steven J. Finkel Scholarship offers $10,000 for undergraduates in live entertainment fields. GPA 3.0+ required. Apply now!
Deadline:
March 31, 2025
Clem Judd Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Hawaii • Travel & Tourism • Hospitality • Juniors • Seniors
The Clem Judd Jr. Memorial Scholarship offers $2,000 for Hawai'i residents of Hawaiian ancestry in hotel management with a 3.0 GPA.
Deadline:
April 29, 2025
NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship
For students with disabilities • Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Film • Hospitality • Radio & Television • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Theatre/Performing Arts • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students • High school
The NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship offers $5,625 for students with disabilities pursuing media careers. Apply now!
Deadline:
May 22, 2025
Robert Hatoff “Center of the Plate” Scholarship
Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Other Trades/Crafts • Hospitality • Food & Nutrition • Food Sciences & Technology • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The Robert Hatoff Center of the Plate Scholarship offers $5,000 to students in Culinary Arts and related fields. Apply with recommendations and essays.
Deadline:
May 31, 2025
Doc Cohen Franchising Scholarship
Business Administration • Management • Finance • Marketing • Food Sciences & Technology • Hospitality • Graduate Students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
The Doc Cohen Franchising Scholarship offers $3,000 and a travel stipend for U.S. students in business-related fields to attend the IFA Convention.
Deadline:
October 30, 2025
Affinity Plus Scholarship
Minnesota • Hospitality • Manufacturing/Production • Technology • Music • Business Administration • Engineering • Seniors
The Affinity Plus Scholarship offers $5,000 to Minnesota students in music-related fields. Apply with an essay and recommendations.
Deadline:
March 31, 2025
IAEE Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Scholarship
Hospitality • Operations Management • Management • Public Relations • High school
Deadline:
May 1, 2025
William R. Godfrey 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 • 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
The William R. Godfrey Scholarship awards $2,100 to minority students pursuing business at HBCUs with a 3.0 GPA. Essay required.
Deadline:
August 26, 2025
Tee Up Diversity Scholarship Program
Accounting • Business Administration • Communications • Hospitality • Public Relations • Marketing • Environmental Science • Sports Management • For Black and/or African American students • Juniors
Tee Up Diversity Scholarship offers up to $5,000 for Black junior students at HBCUs pursuing golf business or sports marketing.
Deadline:
September 15, 2025
TMCF | Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) Scholarship
Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Agriculture • Management • Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Design/Visual Communications • Hospitality • Marketing • Juniors • Seniors
The TMCF | RNDC Scholarship offers up to $10,000 for HBCU juniors/seniors majoring in Business, Hospitality, Sales, or Marketing.
Deadline:
May 17, 2025
PCMA Scholarships
Hospitality • Marketing • Public Relations • Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Business Administration • Business (MBA) • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students
PCMA Scholarships offer up to $7,500 for student members in the business events industry. Apply now!
Deadline:
September 30, 2025
Corridor Nine scholarships for business degree/certificate
Massachusetts • Business Administration • Marketing • Finance • Hospitality • Freshmen
Corridor Nine offers scholarships up to $16,600 for business degrees/certificates to high school seniors in the Corridor 9/495 area.
Deadline:
March 3, 2025
Johnson and Wales University Chancellor’s Scholarship
North Carolina • Hospitality • Freshmen
The Johnson and Wales University Chancellor’s Scholarship offers $4,000 to a high school senior with a 3.0 GPA enrolling at JWU Charlotte.
Deadline:
March 10, 2025
Tampa Bay Hospitality Alliance
Florida • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Hospitality • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
Tampa Bay Hospitality Alliance offers $1,000 scholarships for students in Hospitality or Culinary Arts with a 3.0 GPA and financial need.
Deadline:
September 1, 2025
ASM Global Stars Scholarship
Florida • California • Illinois • Louisiana • Minnesota • Nevada • New York • Oklahoma • Pennsylvania • Business Administration • Marketing • Information Sciences • Accounting • Finance • Human Resources • Hospitality • Sports Management • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Communications • Public Relations • Digital Communications/Media • IT/Information Technology • Graphic Design • For Asian students • For Black and/or African American students • For Hispanic and/or Latino students • For Native American / American Indian students • For Pacific Islander students • For Women • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors
ASM Global Stars Scholarship offers $2,500 to 20 diverse students pursuing degrees in various fields. Apply now!
Deadline:
March 25, 2025
Les Dames D'Escoffier New York Corporate Scholarship
New York • New Jersey • Connecticut • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Hospitality • Food & Nutrition • For Women • Freshmen • Juniors • Sophomores • Seniors
Les Dames D'Escoffier NY offers a $5,000 scholarship for women pursuing careers in food and hospitality. Must enroll in partner schools.
Deadline:
April 3, 2025
R.W. "Bob" Holden Memorial Scholarships
Hawaii • Hospitality • Management • Juniors
The R.W. Bob Holden Memorial Scholarship awards $2,000 to Hawaii residents in hotel management with a 3.0 GPA. Essay required.
Deadline:
April 28, 2025
Zonta Club of Washington, D.C. Undergraduate Scholarship
Washington • 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 • Childcare • Education • Health Education • Teacher Education • Teaching • Health/Medical Technology • IT/Information Technology • Technology • Mathematics • Counseling • Dentistry • Emergency Medical Services/Paramedic • Healthcare Administrative • Healthcare Assistant • Healthcare-Related • Kinesiology/Physical Therapy • Medicine • Mental Health • Nursing • Nursing Assistant • Pharmacy • Pre-Dental • Pre-Med • Pre-Nursing • Psychology • Public Health • Social Work • Veterinary • 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 • Agricultural Science • Animal Sciences • Astronomy • Meteorology • Biology • Chemistry • Climate Sciences • Energy • Environmental Science • Food & Nutrition • Food Sciences & Technology • Geological & Earth Sciences • Horticulture • Information Sciences • Marine Biology/Sciences • Music • Physics • Science • For Women • Juniors • Sophomores • Seniors
Zonta Club of D.C. offers up to $5,000 scholarships for women pursuing undergraduate degrees with a 3.0 GPA and financial need.
Deadline:
May 1, 2025
Where Genius Grows Scholarship
Hospitality • Freshmen
The Where Genius Grows Scholarship awards $5,000 to high school seniors pursuing viticulture and wine industry careers.
Deadline:
August 31, 2025
NEWH Interior Design scholarship
New York • Interior Design • Hospitality • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students
The NEWH Interior Design scholarship awards $10,000 to hospitality-focused students at select NY schools with a 3.0 GPA and financial need.
Deadline:
June 23, 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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