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Restaurant Technologies Educational Foundation Scholarship
Deadline to apply: February 27, 2025 3:00 pm CT

RTI Educational Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist children of employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.

The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

Applicants to the Restaurant Technologies Educational Foundation Scholarship must:

  • Be dependent* children, age 24 and under, of full-time (32 hours or more/week) Restaurant Technologies employees who have a minimum of 1-year employment with the company as of the application deadline date
    *Dependent children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee.
  • Be high school seniors or graduates, or current college undergraduates
  • Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. Up to 10 awards will be granted.

If the applicant pool is larger than anticipated, the Sponsor reserves the right to offer additional awards if funds are available.

Awards are renewable up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever comes first, on the basis of maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, full-time enrollment, and continued parental employment.

Awards can be used for any education-related expenses.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in late April.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of RTI Educational Foundation. Payment is made in early August.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

  • Academic record
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • An online recommendation

Financial need will not be considered.

Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of RTI Educational Foundation play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.

  1. As part of your application, you must upload a current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted.

    Transcripts must display:

    • Student name
    • School name
    • Grades
    • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken

    NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.

  2. Your application includes the following two essay prompts:
    • Tell us about your educational and career goals and objectives (1000 character limit).
    • Please describe how and when any unusual family or personal circumstances have affected your achievement in school, your work experience, or your participation in school and community activities (1000 character limit).
  3. One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than March 4, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time.
  4. Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.

RTI Educational Foundation has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

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