Culinary Arts Institute Scholarships
The Culinary Arts Institute offers scholarship opportunities to incoming culinary art majors. Departmental scholarships are offered in addition to university scholarships a student may receive for academic merit. Students must be admitted to The W in order to complete the scholarship application. To apply, follow the instructions listed below.
Culinary Arts Advisory Board Scholarship
The Culinary Arts Advisory Board Scholarship is awarded to a Culinary Arts major enrolled full time as a freshman or sophomore GPA of 2.5 or above based on high school, transfer, or MUW grades (if applicable) wtih an ACT composite score of 21 or above.
For consideration, applicants should submit the following. The priority deadline is April 1 of each year.
- MUWAA Scholarship Application
- Student issued transcript and documentation of ACT score;
- Student’s complete résumé, including academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and work and volunteer activities;
- A 250 word essay addressing “why you deserve the scholarship and overall career goals;
- Two faculty letters of recommendation, addressing the student’s leadership and volunteerism
Southern Grace Scholarship
The Southern Grace Scholarship is awarded to a Culinary Arts major enrolled full time with junior or senior standing, with an Overall 2.75 GPA and a Culinary Arts course GPA of 3.0 or above.
For consideration, applicants should submit the following. The priority deadline is April 1 of each year.
- MUWAA Scholarship Application
- Student issued transcript;
- Student’s complete résumé, including academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and work and volunteer activities;
- A 250 word essay addressing “why you deserve the scholarship and overall career goals;”
- Two faculty letters of recommendation (address leadership and volunteerism)
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