The Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation encourages and supports Illinois residents who are committed to pursing careers in the restaurant and foodservice industry by awarding scholarships thorough it’s Scholarship Program.  All senior high school students, GED graduates, undergraduate students, and educators are welcome to apply. 

Click here for the 2010-2011 scholarship application and guidelines.

Click here for links to additional scholarship opportunities.

Please join us in thanking all of our generous sponsors! In particular, we would like to thank U.S. Foodservice - Chicago, whose generous support underwrites the operating costs of the Foundation's scholarship program, so that each and every dollar pledged can go directly to a student in need. Thank you, as well, to the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, who has provided co-branding dollars for a majority of the scholarships awarded. Together, we will build the industry's workforce of the future!