North Carolina Hospitality Education Foundation

The Hospitality Education Foundation of the North Carolina Restaurant Association provides scholarships for individuals pursuing educational programs in hospitality and tourism. Scholarships are awarded in four categories with two of these at the community college level.

For the high school students’ scholarship applicants

  • Must be high school seniors who plan to enroll or students already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university, or vocational-technical school in North Carolina
  • Pursuing a course of study in culinary arts, hospitality management or tourism.
  • North Carolina resident.

For the community college culinary students applicants must be:

  • Students who are already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-year college or culinary program
  • Pursuing a degree in culinary arts, hospitality management or tourism
  • North Carolina resident.