C-CAP Scholarships

Since 1990, C-CAP has awarded over $33 million in scholarships to public high school students in our
C-CAP Cooking Competitions
for Scholarships! 

In order to receive a C-CAP Scholarship, you must apply and be selected to compete in the C-CAP Cooking Competition for Scholarships. For more information, please refer to our C-CAP Scholarship FAQs page.

Types of C-CAP Scholarships:

Post-Secondary Scholarships – come directly from the donating school and must be used for culinary or hospitality. Scholarship values range from partial-tuition to full-tuition.

Cash Scholarships – can be used towards a culinary or hospitality program at the school of the recipient’s choice. Scholarship values range from $500 - $12,000.

C-CAP Post-Secondary Scholarships by Location

C-CAP National Scholarships
C-CAP Arizona Scholarships
C-CAP Chicago Scholarships
C-CAP Los Angeles Scholarships
C-CAP New York City Scholarships
C-CAP Philadelphia Scholarships
C-CAP Hampton Roads, VA Scholarships
C-CAP Prince George’s County, MD Scholarships
C-CAP Junior Scholarships
Cash and In-Kind Scholarship Donors

C-CAP National Post-Secondary Scholarships

All C-CAP final competitors are eligible for the following national scholarships:

The Art Institutes National Full-Tuition Scholarship for Culinary Arts
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $80,088
Use: Bachelors Degree in Culinary Arts
Recipient chooses the campus he/she would like to enroll in
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA or 85* cumulative average

Art Institute of Atlanta Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $54,918
Use: Associates Degree in Culinary Arts only
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA or 85* cumulative average

Art Institute of Charlotte Partial-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $18,000
Use: Associates or Bachelors Degrees in Culinary Arts
Requirement: 2.5 cumulative GPA or 80* cumulative average

Art Institute of Colorado Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $43,830
Use: Associates Degree in Culinary Arts only
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA or 85* cumulative average

Art Institute of Las Vegas Half-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 2 scholarships available, valued at $26,936 each
Use: Associates Degree in Culinary Arts only
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA or 85* cumulative average

Culinary Institute of America Full-Tuition Scholarship for the Associates
Amount: 4 scholarships available, valued at $49,980 each
Use: Associates Degree only
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA or 85* cumulative average

Culinary Institute of America Full-Tuition Scholarship for the Bachelors
Amount: 4 scholarships available total, valued at $96,880 each
Use: Bachelors Degree only
Requirement: 3.5 cumulative GPA or 90* cumulative average

Culinary Institute of America and C-CAP Matching Scholarship
Amount: Number of scholarships varies, value ranges from $1,000 - $10,000
Use: Associates or Bachelors degree
Requirement: 2.5 cumulative GPA or 80* cumulative average

Johnson & Wales University Partial-Tuition Scholarship
Number: 1 full-tuition OR 1 partial-tuition scholarship available per C-CAP location
Value: $40,000 each
Use: Bachelors Degree
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA or 85* cumulative average

Johnson & Wales University Full-Tuition Scholarship
Number: 1 full-tuition OR 1 partial-tuition scholarship available per C-CAP location
Value: $95,820 each
Use: Bachelors Degree
Requirement: 3.5 cumulative GPA or 90* cumulative average

Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America Scholarships
Amount: 7 full-tuition scholarships, valued at $17,500 each
Use: Certificate in Culinary Arts or Patisserie and Baking
Recipients choose the campus they would like to enroll in

Monroe College Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 6 scholarships available, valued at $34,200 each
Use: Associates Degree in Culinary Arts or Baking and Pastry Arts only
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA or 85* cumulative average

New England Culinary Institute Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 2 scholarships available, valued at $50,000 each
Use: Associates Degree in Culinary Arts or Baking and Pastry Arts only
Requirement: 2.5 cumulative GPA or 80* cumulative average

New England Culinary Institute and C-CAP Matching Scholarship
Amount: 10 total scholarships, valued at $5,400 each
Use: Certificate Program in Professional Cooking only
Requirement: 2.0 cumulative GPA or 75* cumulative average

Victorinox Swiss Army 14-Piece Knife Kit, $337
Amount: 1 knife kit for each community college student

*Estimated cumulative average requirement for NY students

C-CAP Arizona Post-Secondary Scholarships

Only C-CAP Arizona final competitors are eligible for the following scholarships:

Arizona Culinary Institute Professional Program Half-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 2 scholarships available, valued at $14,000 each
Requirement: 2.5 cumulative GPA

Art Institute of Phoenix Scholarship
Amount: 3 scholarships available, valued at $50,000 each
Use: Associates Degree in Culinary Arts or Baking & Pastry
or Bachelors Degree in Culinary Management
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA

Art Institute of Tucson Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $51,948
Use: Associates Degree in Culinary Arts or Baking & Pastry Arts
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA

Central Arizona College Presidential Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $2,340
Use: Culinary Arts Program only

Classic Cooking Academy Full-Tuition Scholarship, $15,000

C-CAP Chicago Post-Secondary Scholarships

Only C-CAP Chicago final competitors are eligible for the following scholarships:

Illinois Institute of Art Partial-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $25,000
Use: Associates in Culinary Arts
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA

Joliet Junior College Tuition-Assistance Scholarship
Amount: 2 scholarships available, valued at $500
Use: Associates Degree in Culinary Arts or Hospitality only

Lexington College Partial-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 2 scholarships available, valued at $40,000 each
Use: Associates or Bachelors in Hospitality Management
Requirement: 3.2 cumulative GPA and ACT Score of 20
Recipient must meet both requirements

Robert Morris University Partial-Tuition Scholarship ($8,000)
Amount: Multiple scholarships available, valued up to $8,000 each
Use: Bachelors in Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management only
GPA Requirement: 2.5 (cumulative)
Test Score Requirements: 21 ACT or 980-1010 SAT
*Recipient must meet the GPA and one test requirement

Robert Morris University Partial-Tuition Scholarship ($18,000)
Amount: Multiple scholarships available, valued up to $18,000 each
Use: Bachelors in Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management only
GPA Requirement: 2.5 (cumulative)
Test Score Requirement: 22-23 ACT or 1020-1080 SAT
*Recipient must meet the GPA and one test requirement

Robert Morris University Partial-Tuition Scholarship ($48,000)
Amount: Multiple scholarships available, valued up to $48,000 each
Use: Bachelors in Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management only
GPA Requirement: 2.5 (cumulative)
Test Score Requirements: 24-27 ACT or 1090-1230 SAT
*Recipient must meet the GPA and one test requirement

Robert Morris University Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: Multiple scholarships available, valued up to $83,760 each
Use: Bachelors in Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management only
GPA Requirement: 2.5 (cumulative)
Test Score Requirements: 28 ACT (or above) or 1240 SAT (or above)
*Recipient must meet the GPA and one test requirement

St. Augustine College Partial-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $2,800

Washburne Culinary Institute and C-CAP Matching Scholarship
Amount: 4 scholarships available, valued at $4,000 each
Requirement: 2.5 cumulative GPA

C-CAP Hampton Roads, VA Post-Secondary Scholarships

Only C-CAP Virginia final competitors are eligible for the following scholarships:

Culinary Institute of Virginia Tuition-Assistance Scholarships
Amount: 10 scholarships available, valued at $1,000 each
Requirement: 2.25 cumulative GPA

Culinary Institute of Virginia Partial-Tuition Scholarships
Amount: 5 scholarships available, valued at $7,500 each
Use: Associates Degree in Culinary Science
Requirement: 2.25 cumulative GPA

Colonial Williamsburg Culinary Apprenticeship Program Scholarship
Amount: 1 apprenticeship available, valued at $60,000

Tidewater Community College and C-CAP Matching Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $3,000
Use: Associates in Culinary Arts at the Norfolk Campus only

C-CAP Los Angeles Post-Secondary Scholarships

Only C-CAP Los Angeles final competitors are eligible for the following scholarships:

Academy of Culinary Education Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $5,850
Use: Professional Cooking Program or Professional Pastry Program

Art Institute of Hollywood Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $58,016
Use: Culinary Arts Associates Degree only
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA

Art Institute of Los Angeles Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $58,016
Use: Culinary Arts Associates Degree only
Requirement: 2.5 cumulative GPA

Art Institute of Los Angeles Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $31,598
Use: Baking and Pastry Diploma Program only
Requirement: 2.5 cumulative GPA

Art Institute of California - Orange County Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $58,016
Use: Culinary Arts Associates Degree only
Requirement: 2.5 cumulative GPA

Chef Eric's Classroom - Baking 1 Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $1,200

Chef Eric's Classroom - Chef 1 Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $2,200

Chefs, Inc. Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $980
Use: Beginners and Intermediate programs

French Culinary Institute Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $35,600
Use: Culinary Arts or Pastry Arts at the Campbell, CA location only

Glendale Community College and C-CAP Matching Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $1,000

Los Angeles Harbor College Foundation Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $500

Westlake Culinary Institute
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $4,750
Use: Professional Cooking Series

C-CAP New York Post-Secondary Scholarships

Only C-CAP New York final competitors are eligible for the following scholarships:

French Culinary Institute Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $44,600
Use: Culinary Arts or Pastry Arts

Institute of Culinary Education Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $28,000

Kingsborough Community College Scholarship, $1,000
Use: Associates in Culinary Arts
Requirement: 2.5 cumulative GPA or 80* cumulative average

C-CAP Philadelphia Post-Secondary Scholarships

Only C-CAP Philadelphia final competitors are eligible for the following scholarships:

Art Institute of Philadelphia Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $44,550
Use: Associates Degree in Culinary Arts only
Requirement: 2.5 cumulative GPA

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Partial-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $4,500
Use: Culinary Arts Certificate Program only

JNA Institute of Culinary Arts Half-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 4 scholarships available, valued at $5,000 or $10,000
Use: Either the Professional Cooking Diploma or the Associates
In Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management
Requirement: 2.5 cumulative GPA

C-CAP District Of Columbia/Prince George's County, Md
Post-Secondary Scholarships

Only C-CAP Prince George’s County final competitors are eligible for the following scholarships:

Art Institute of Washington, DC Full-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $43,740
Use: Associates Degree in Culinary Arts only
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA

Art Institute of Washington, DC Half-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $21,870
Use: Associates Degree in Culinary Arts only

L’Academie de Cuisine Partial-Tuition Scholarship
Amount: 1 scholarship available, valued at $5,000
Use: Culinary Arts or Pastry Arts programs
Requirement: 3.0 cumulative GPA

C-CAP Junior Scholarships

Only high school junior competitors are eligible for the following scholarships:

National
Culinary Institute of America Career Discovery Scholarship, $650
Monroe College Boot Camp, $400

Arizona
Art Institute of Phoenix Summer Experience Award, $275
Johnson & Wales Career Exploration Program Scholarship, $500
Le Cordon Bleu Scottsdale Summer Camp, $250

Chicago
Aramark University of Chicago Nutrition Camp, $482
CHIC Basic Skills Camp, $300
Robert Morris Junior Discovery Program Award, $200

Virginia
Culinary Institute of Virginia Summer Experience Award, $350
Johnson & Wales Career Exploration Program Scholarship, $195
Tidewater Tech Prep Consortium Summer Chefs, $375

Cash and In-Kind Scholarship Donors

The following 2010-2011 donors generously provided cash scholarship funds, totaling over $161,000 to assist students in their pursuit of post-secondary educations in culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and hospitality.

A.C.F. Chefs Association of Arizona, Inc.
AIWF, Los Angeles Chapter
Barbara Fenzl
C-CAP LA Advisory Board
Canyon Ranch
Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation
David Powers
East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT)
Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.
Harold Import Co., Inc.
Helena Rubinstein Foundation
Hochberg Family Foundation
James Beard Foundation
John Marshall High Alumni Association, Inc.
The Lacewing Foundation
Lee Ann and Melvin H. Jacobs Foundation
Les Amis d’Escoffier Society of New York, Inc.
Les Dames D'Escoffier Los Angeles/OC
Les Dames d’Escoffier/Palm Springs
Los Angeles Harbor College Foundation
MOZO
New York Association of Culinary Professionals (NYACP)
New York City College of Technology
Paul Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
The Ronald Newburg Foundation
Russell Ferber Foundation Fund
Surfas, Inc.
Tidewater Food Service Foundation
Virginia Beach Chapter, School Food Service Association of Virginia

Last updated: 9/2011