Scholarships
Amount: $7,500 (BA full-time), $3,750 (BA fall only), $3,000 (Associate’s full-time), $1,500 (Associate’s fall only). About: Offered by the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) Foundation, the Opening Doors to Opportunity Scholarship was created to support undergraduate hospitality students. Applicants must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours for the upcoming fall and spring…
Amount: $5,000. About: Offered by the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) Foundation, the Banks Brown Graduate Scholarship awards $5,000 to graduate students. Applicants must be enrolled, full-time or part-time, in a U.S. college or university; be pursuing a hospitality-related graduate degree or, if the graduate degree is in anything other than a hospitality-related program,…
Amount: $2,000 (BA full-time), $1,000 (BA part-time, Associate’s full-time), $500 (Associate’s part-time). About: Offered by the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) Foundation, the American Express Scholarship was established by American Express in 1994 to support current lodging employees and their dependents. Applicants must be enrolled, full-time or part-time, in a U.S. college or university,…
Amount: $2,000 (BA), $1,000 (Associate’s). About: Offered by the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) Foundation, the Ecolab Scholarship was established by Ecolab in 1996 to support the development of future leaders in the lodging industry. Applicants must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours for both the upcoming fall and spring semesters, and…
Amount: Up to $7,500. About: The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) Foundation offers several scholarships for students studying hospitality. AHLA Foundation Self-Nominated Scholarships are open to all hospitality students, regardless of affiliation or school affiliation with the AHLA. In total, the AHLA offers six self-nominated scholarships, all with varying eligibility requirements. See the scholarship…
Amount: Up to $25,000. About: The NEWH Los Angeles Founding Chapter Scholarship is annually awarded to LA-based students pursuing a major and career objective within the hospitality industry. Applicants must be actively enrolled in a two-year, four-year, or graduate program in Los Angeles, Southern California, and zip codes 900-935. Additionally, applicants must meet a minimum…