Scholarships
Hotel & Restaurant Foundation Scholarships
The Hotel and Restaurant Foundation annually awards a large number of scholarships to SF State Hospitality Management or Culinary Arts majors who have leadership capabilities, industry experience and strong communication skills. Students applying for these scholarships must carry a 2.7 overall GPA and a 3.0 major coursework GPA while maintaining full-time enrollment. The Foundation endeavors to identify and reward the best and brightest of the hospitality industry's next generation of leaders. To do so, each year it asks students meeting certain basic requirements to complete and submit an application, write a short essay, and appear before an industry interview panel. Students apply directly through the Hotel & Restaurant Foundation. More information is available on foundation website at http://www.hotelrestaurantscholarships.org/scholarship.html.
Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Scholarship
The Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Scholarship Fund assists one promising Hospitality Management student (with a focus in Hotel Operations Management) in his or her studies. Students applying for this scholarship must possess a 2.65 cumulative/SF State GPA while maintaining full-time enrollment. Applicants should have worked/interned in the hotel industry for at least one semester – preferably in at any of the Kimpton properties. At the time of application, students should possess sophomore or junior standing and need to be enrolled full-time during the scholarship recipient semesters. The Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Scholarship is financial need-based. In order for the University to determine financial need, students must apply for financial aid using FAFSA. Applications for this scholarship are available in late December/early January on the College of Business website at http://cob.sfsu.edu/cob/portal_student/scholarships.cfm. The receipt deadline is generally in late March for the upcoming fall/spring semester.
Lawrence Chan Scholarship
The purpose of the Lawrence Chan Scholarship is to award three scholarships to Hospitality Management students (with a focus in Hotel Operations Management) who have maintained a 3.0 GPA in their coursework and demonstrate student participation and leadership, work experience and career goals in the hospitality industry. Any student interested in applying must be declared as a Hospitality Management major with a focus on Hotel Operations Management. At the time of application, students must be in their sophomore or junior year and need to be enrolled full-time during the scholarship recipient semesters. Applications are available in late December/early January on the College of Business website at http://cob.sfsu.edu/cob/portal_student/scholarships.cfm. The receipt deadline is generally in early February for the upcoming fall/spring semester.
Lori's Diner Scholarships
Loris Diner International offers $2,000 scholarships for SF State full-time Hospitality Management students who have successfully completed at least one semester of internship requirements at Loris Diner restaurants. Students must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.2 at SF State, and have met satisfactory internship performance and requirements at Loris Diner restaurant(s). For additional information, please contact: Dr. Janet Sim at jsim@sfsu or Dr. David Martin at dmartin@sfsu.edu or Ms. Carolyn Byun at cbyun@lorisdiner.com.
Additional scholarships that may be of interest to Hospitality and Tourism Management students can be found by visiting the College of Business' scholarship Web page.
