Amount: $4,000 (BA), $2,000 (Associate’s). About: Offered by the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) Foundation, the Incoming Freshman Scholarship was created to encourage enrollment in hospitality-related undergraduate programs and attract more students to the lodging industry. The program is funded by the PepsiCo Foundation Scholarship Fund, proceeds from the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), and scholarship monies set aside from the Foundation’s New Century Fund Campaign. Applicants must be an incoming freshman for the upcoming fall semester (i.e., a student who has never been enrolled in a college or university), be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours for the upcoming fall and spring semesters, be pursuing an undergraduate hospitality management major at a U.S. college or university (associate’s or bachelor’s degree), meet a minimum overall GPA of 2.0, and be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident.
Eligible Grade Levels: College Freshman
Eligible Majors: Hospitality Management
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: 2.0
Deadline: Application is currently closed. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.