Academic Scholarship for Undergraduate Students

The Applications must be received no later than their respective deadline dates. Incomplete, handwritten, or late applications will not be considered. (You are not eligible to receive a 2004/2005 NRAEF scholarship if you are currently in, or will be entering your final semester.)

To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must:

• Be a current major in a restaurant or foodservice/hospitality program.
• Be currently enrolled in a college or university on a full-time or substantial part-time basis where you have completed at least one term with a minimum grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent).
• Have a copy of college curriculum as described in your college catalog with the number of credit hours detailed (Please do not include the entire catalog - only the information as it pertains to your major.)
• Provide a transcript from each college attended (unofficial transcripts will be accepted; report cards will not). Transcripts sent separately are required to be postmarked by deadlines established for the application or the application will be disqualified.
• Have proof of restaurant or foodservice-related work experience with a minimum of 750 hours verified by copies of paycheck stubs or letter(s) from employer(s) stipulating number of hours worked. (W-2's are NOT valid proof of hours worked.)
• Have a letter of recommendation on letterhead from a current/previous employer in the restaurant or foodservice industry.

Award amount: $2,000
Deadlines: November 19, 2004 & April 8, 2005

ATTENTION:

If you are using a browser other than Microsoft's Internet Explorer (eg. Netscape, Mozilla, AOL, etc.) and are interested in applying for a scholarship from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF), please do NOT apply online. Please use the Word document file provided below to apply for the scholarship.

Select the word document file and download the application. Complete this application and forward with the additional required materials to the NRAEF by the deadline applicable to the scholarship you are applying.

Only those students using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) have the option of using either the online application and submitting it electronically or completing the downloaded word document file version when applying for the NRAEF 2005 scholarship.