Through the Burger King Scholars Program, an award of nearly $60 million has been given to over 45,000 students across North America since 2000. The goal is to grant one scholarship for every BK restaurant in North America, that translates to more than $7 million each year. Created in memory of Burger King Co-Founder James “Jim” W. McLamore, the Burger King Scholars program provides scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $60,000 to high school students and BK employees and their families. Scholarships are intended to offset the cost of attending college or post-secondary vocational/technical school. Recipients are selected through an application process that takes into consideration their grade point average (GPA), work experience, extracurricular activities, and community service. In 2022 alone, the Foundation awarded over $4.6 million in scholarships to nearly 4,000 students.
Funding
The authorized distribution for new awards is determined annually based on the amount of funds raised by participating Franchisees. All award checks will be issued in U.S. currency. Checks to recipients will be mailed in early August to the student’s home address and made payable to the school for the student. Checks to recipients pursuing an enrichment program will be processed as requested by the student based on their enrollment.
Awards are not renewable and cannot be deferred. However, the $1,000 Employee-Based Track recipients may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements and receive up to a maximum of four awards (up to $4,000). Regional and special-named award recipients may reapply and be considered for the $1,000 general awards (up to $4,000).
The Employee-Based Track scholarships are for undergraduate study, graduate study and nontraditional courses at accredited institutions. For the General High School Senior Track, scholarships are for undergraduate study only. Awards to General High School Senior Track recipients are one-time only; past recipients may not reapply for additional awards.
Applicants will be notified of their status in May 2024. Not all applicants will receive scholarships.
Eligibility
- Be living in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or Canada.
- Be graduating high school seniors (U.S., Puerto Rico and Guam), graduating from grade 12 (Canada) or graduating from home school education in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam or Canada.
- Have a cumulative high school grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent.
- Plan to enroll full-time, without interruption, for the entire 2024-25 academic year at an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school or CEGEP or equivalent in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam or Canada.
Application process
- Start by clicking on the Create an Account link at the website. You will need to create a username and password to register for a student account. You will be notified through an email validation process before an account is created for you. You must use a valid email address. The final step in creating your account is to complete the information requested in the student profile.
2. After your student account is created and you have provided profile information, you will have access to the application. During the application process, you will be able to leave the site by clicking on the Log Out or Save and Log Out links located on the site. In order to log in, you must enter your username and password as provided when registering for a student account. You may wish to gather the following information that will be needed for the application process:
- A list of your work experiences and involvement in school and community activities.
- A current (official or unofficial) transcript of grades.
- Burger King employee information if your application is to be affiliated with an employee.
Carefully review your application before submission. We recommend that you print a hard copy of your application to retain for your records. Printed copies of the online application should not be sent to Scholarship America or BURGER KING® Foundation. All application pages with required fields must be completed in the format described in order to submit the application. Standard capitalization (Jill Smith, 101 Main Street, New York, NY) must be used when entering data. Once the application is submitted, no further revisions can be made.
Application deadline
Your application is not complete unless submitted electronically on or before December 15, 2023. If 50,000 applications are received prior to December 15, the application will no longer be available.
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