Escoffier Scholarship Foundation
The Escoffier Scholarship Foundation (ESF) has been established to assist students who demonstrate a passion for culinary and pastry arts but require additional financial assistance associated with direct† institutional costs.
The ESF has a limited number of individual student awards up to $1000 that will vary in number based off each respective term start date and funds available. The institution will review student eligibility during the financial aid process and notify the students that were selected. Students must remain in good standing based on the conditions below to receive disbursements.
†The ESF funds are not available for stipends.
Who Can Apply?
The disbursement eligibility criteria are listed below:
- Must have completed one (1) quarter at Auguste Escoffier school of Culinary Arts.
- Must have passed all classes attempted.
- Must have completed a FAFSA application.
- Must have an unmet need after applying all grants, federal financial aid, and institutional scholarships.
- Must be current on institutional payment plan or have an existing payment plan on file.
The ESF funds will be disbursed at the time of financial aid awarding and can only be applied a maximum of one time per student.
Already enrolled as a student? Contact your financial aid advisor instead.
Competitive Culinary Arts Scholarships:
The scholarships in this category are eligible to be awarded together, but students cannot exceed the overall scholarship maximum of $7,500 in a residential or online diploma program or $15,000 in a residential or online Associate Degree program. Competitive Culinary Arts Scholarships are not limited to tuition but are eligible for any institutional expense. Students must enroll and start by October of the year graduating from high school.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), ProStart® & SkillsUSA Competition Scholarship Awards
Escoffier Crown High School Scholarship Competition
Scholarship Award: Saturday, November 2nd – Friday, December 13th, 2024! All registered participants who submit photos of their work and with proof of participation will receive a $500 scholarship toward an education at Escoffier. 1st place: $3,000, 2nd place: $2,000, 3rd place: $1,500, open to high school students graduating in 2025 or 2026 (seniors or juniors) who are interested in attending Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts (Residential or Distance Learning Programs). For more details go to this link: https://www.escoffier.edu/
Young Escoffier High School Scholarship Competition (virtual & in-person)
Scholarship Award: Boulder: March 28, 2025 | Austin: May 2, 2025 | Virtual: March 10 – April 18, 2025: All registered participants with proof of participation for Boulder and Austin will receive a $500 scholarship toward an education at Escoffier. For our Virtual Competition, all registered participants who submit photos of their work and with proof of participation will receive a $500 scholarship toward an education at Escoffier. 1st place: $3,000 2nd place: $2,000 3rd place: $1,500, open to high school students graduating (seniors or juniors) who are interested in attending Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts (Residential or Distance Learning Programs). To provide proof of the applicable competition award, contact: Austin, TX campus: [email protected] | Boulder, CO campus: [email protected] | Online Programs (offered through the Boulder, CO campus): [email protected]
The Essential Culinary Career Survey
The Essential Culinary Career Survey
What's your ideal culinary career: Fine dining? Your own restaurant? Pastry? Get our self-evaluation survey to find out!
We’ve compiled a checklist of all of the essential questions into one handy guide: career options, culinary interest surveys, educational opportunities, and more.
Educational Ingredients Grant:
The Educational Ingredients Grant is designed to assist students with the purchasing of ingredients for assignments during their conditional period of enrollment. The grant is worth $100 and is offered to first-time enrolled students and previously enrolled students in all distance education programs offered by the Boulder campus, who have not earned academic credit at AESCA in any distance education or residential program. The Grant is contingent on the recipient meeting admissions requirements included in the Boulder Student Programs Catalog and financial aid is complete. This one-time grant of $100 will be distributed to qualified students during the second or third week of classes and will not be redistributed for any subsequent enrollments. Revised for January 2025 start cohort forward.
Work & Learn Education Partner Scholarship:
The Work & Learn Education Partner Scholarship is designed to support student-employees of approved Work & Learn employers who are passionate about culinary arts and are enrolled at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, either online or in person.
This tiered scholarship ranges from $1,000 to $5,250, depending on an approved Work & Learn employer’s tuition assistance program. The $1,000 scholarship tier is available to students whose employer contributes $0 – $1,999 in tuition assistance. For employer contributions of $2,000 – $5,250, the scholarship will match the amount provided from the employer. For example, if a student receives $2,500 from their employer in education benefits, they will be eligible to receive a $2,500 scholarship from Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, therefore resulting in a total benefit of $5,000 to the student.
This scholarship is distributed over the entire duration of the program and is contingent on certain requirements being met such as valid proof of qualified employment and an approved tuition funding plan completed with our Financial Aid team. For more information and to check an employer’s Work & Learn partner status, contact Admissions at Escoffier at 877-452-5489 or [email protected].
Institutional Scholarship (IS):
An Institutional scholarship encompasses multiple categories and has one scholarship application award. The scholarships in this category are eligible to be awarded together, but students cannot exceed the overall scholarship maximum of $7,500 in a residential or online diploma program or $15,000 in a residential or online Associate Degree program. Institutional scholarships are not limited to tuition but are eligible for any institutional expense. Scholarships listed in this category are as follows (for the documentation requirements for these categories, please refer to the actual scholarship applications)
- Passion Award (Residential and Online Programs)
- Child/Spouse of Veteran (Residential Programs only)
- Industry Grant (Residential Programs only)
- Single Parent Grant (Residential Programs only)
- Alumni (Residential and Online Programs)
Escoffier Spring Scholarship
The season of new beginnings is here—Escoffier’s Spring Scholarship is now open for applications! New students starting in the April or May 2025 term who apply and qualify for this scholarship may receive up to $2,500 towards total tuition at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Boulder, CO and Austin, TX residential programs. To apply, please contact our Boulder, CO campus: [email protected] or Austin, TX campus: [email protected].
International Scholarship:
Our International Scholarship is now open for application. Incoming students who meet the criteria of an international student are eligible to receive an award up to $10,000 toward total program tuition. This scholarship applies to all applicable distance education (online) and residential programs. Prospective students must receive an I-20 Form from Escoffier or meet the requirements of the International Student Services Fee (located in the Boulder campus catalog addendum), and submit a brief essay to qualify. To apply, please contact our Austin, TX campus: [email protected] or Boulder, CO campus: [email protected]. or our online programs at [email protected].
Colorado Restaurant Foundation
The Colorado Restaurant Foundation (CRF) is excited to announce their 2025 Scholarship application is now open! CRF will be offering more than $25,000 total in scholarships to Colorado resident students pursuing a degree in Hospitality. Please click here for the application.
This scholarship is open to all students currently enrolled in a culinary or hospitality program here in the state of Colorado or for current high school seniors who have committed to a hospitality program in Colorado. There are several awards this year, ranging from $2,500 to $5,000, but students only need to complete one application in order to be eligible for every award. The deadline for submissions is March 14th, 2025.
*The second round of the application process includes interviews with our scholarship committee in April.
Wine & Food Foundation Hospitality Scholarship:
Established for students of Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Austin campus. These are $2,500 scholarships for those enrolled in the institution’s Associate of Applied Science Degree Programs for Culinary Arts and Pastry Arts. Here is the link to our general scholarships page and here is the link to the Escoffier-specific application.
Student Veteran Scholarship:
The Student Veteran Scholarship may be stacked with the Institutional scholarship category, but cannot exceed the overall scholarship maximum of $7,500 in a residential or online diploma program or $15,000 in a residential or online Associate Degree program.
A student that is eligible for Veterans Benefits (i.e., Chapter 33, 30, etc.) is eligible for the Veterans Scholarship without completing a FAFSA. Our Veteran scholarship is not limited to tuition but is eligible for any institutional expense. Students that have completed the admissions application process, validated their military status, and have a remaining financial need will be considered.
