Winter Scholarship Cycle Open for RAMW's Educated Eats

October 5, 2022

Apply Now For The 2022/2023 Term

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 SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE for Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, & ServSuccess Training through Educated Eats Grants! 

   

 

The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington Education Foundation (RAMW-EF), known as Educated Eats, is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the restaurant and foodservice industry as a career of unlimited opportunity. 

Named for a lifelong educator and chef who played a pivotal role in founding the education foundation, Frans Hagen scholarships of up to $5,000 are available to individuals who are exploring a career in foodservice and for those who demonstrate an interest in continuing education in the restaurant industry.

   

   

       

Student Scholarships 

The student scholarships are designed to assist high school or college level individuals who wish to pursue a higher education at a culinary school or in a hospitality management program. 

 

Professional Industry Scholarships

The professional scholarships are designed to assist individuals who are currently working in the restaurant industry that may wish to pursue career advancement in a foodservice or culinary profession; awarded grant funds can be used for hospitality management and culinary arts classes, skills workshops, professional development courses, and ServSuccess training and certifications.

 

Scholarship funds are paid directly to the school or institution in which the student is enrolled.


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