Scholarship Update May09-9: U.S. Professional

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The James Beard Foundation Scholarship Program

The James Beard Foundation offers the Jean-Louis Palladin Professional Work/Study Grant to enable qualified professional cooks and chefs to work with producers of food products at their source. The amount of the grant will be based on the time and expenses needed to complete a
specific training plan. Covered expenses include travel to and from the internship location and income subsidies and living expenses during the internship.

Note: This grant is for professional working chefs only. Students planning to use a scholarship at a culinary school may apply for the Jean-Louis Palladin Memorial Scholarship.

Applicants must:

• Be age 21 or older
• Have at least three (3) years of experience as a cook or chef in a
professional kitchen

Applicants are required to submit by the postmark deadline date of June 15, 2009:

• The Jean-Louis Palladin Professional Work/Study Grant application
• An essay explaining why the applicant desires to expand his/her education through this grant
• Three (3) letters of recommendation from food professionals, including name, company, position and relationship to the applicant
• Study Plan (only if not applying for one of the internships listed above)

Recipients must:

• Submit a summary of their experience


Postmark deadline June 15, 2009


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