Scholarships and Endowments
The Washington Restaurant Association Education Foundation strives to “train tomorrow’s workforce today.” The foundation’s mission is to provide education, training and mentoring through active outreach programs.
In keeping with its mission, the Education Foundation provides scholarships for extraordinary culinary students and endowments to culinary educational programs.
For information on how to contribute to these funds, contact the Education Foundation at 877.695.9733 or click here to make a donation.
Endowments
The Gene Vosberg Endowment Fund
The WRA Education Foundation is proud to announce the Gene Vosberg Endowment Fund, created to celebrate the accomplishments of the Washington Restaurant Association’s President Emeritus, Gene Vosberg.
Help us honor Gene’s fifty years of hard work and achievements in the hospitality industry by making a contribution to the fund. The endowment will go to the culinary program at South Puget Sound Community College in Gene’s name.
To contribute, click here.
Scholarships
Hood River Distillers and Suddenvalues.com
ProStart® Student of the Year Scholarship
This annual scholarship, provided by Hood River Distillers and Suddenvalues.com, offers $1,000 to one ProStart student to be used for his/her education in the hospitality industry.
To be eligible, the student must be nominated and a packet must be filled out by the deadline. Once received, the nominations are reviewed by a group of industry and education professionals.
The award is presented at the Washington State ProStart Invitational each year in March.
ProStart Teacher of the Year Scholarship
This year the scholarship is provided by Libke Insurance. It offers $1,000 to a ProStart teacher to be used to continue their education in the hospitality field.
To be eligible, the teacher must be nominated and a packet must be filled out by the deadline. The nominations are reviewed by a group of industry and education professionals.
The award is presented at the Washington State ProStart Invitational each year in March.
Washington Restaurant Association Education Foundation
Management and Culinary Teams Scholarships
Two scholarships are awarded to the winning management and culinary teams at the annual Washington State ProStart Competition. Each $1,500 scholarship is to be used for the teams to travel to the National ProStart Competition.
Other Scholarships
At the annual Washington State ProStart Competition, many post-secondary schools partner with the WRA Education Foundation in providing scholarship opportunities. In 2008, more than $450,000 worth of scholarships was offered.
Some of the schools included: Washington State University, Art Institute of Seattle, Walla Walla Community College, Johnson & Wales University, Culinary Institute of America, Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon Coast Culinary Institute and South Seattle Community College.
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