Advancing Education through Investment
In North America, the Burger King Scholars program provides
scholarships to deserving high school seniors and Burger
King employees. Scholarship awards range from $1,000 to
$50,000 and have supported more than 40,000 students with
$45 million USD since 2000. Scholars are selected based on
academics and community service/work experience. The program
is supported each year by franchisees, vendors, and guests
in our Burger King communities; every dollar raised in
Burger King restaurants goes directly to fund local
scholarships.
Each year, the top three student applicants receive the
James W. McLamore Whopper Scholarship Award of $50,000
funded generously by the McLamore Family Foundation.
The Foundation also awards $50,000 in scholarships to the
top student winners of the National Restaurant Association
Education Foundation’s National ProStart Invitational. A
$1,000 BK Scholars award goes to each of the students in the
top 5 teams in both the culinary and restaurant management
teams.
In 2019, the Foundation partnered with the Posse Foundation
awarding $100,000 to form the Burger King Scholars Honor
Roll. Students awarded receive full tuition to attend
college and represent deserving student from diverse and
underserved backgrounds.