Les Dames d'Escoffier British Columbia Scholarships

Les Dames d’Escoffier (Vancouver Chapter) is accepting applications for our Scholarship Awards, supporting the advancement of women in hospitality and culinary fields. Awards are based on merit and ability, and vary in amount according to the program they support.

We offer these scholarships to women of all ages who are keen to begin basic training in these areas and to women already skilled in these fields, who seek to refine their expertise.

Applicants must be B.C. residents. We also work with other organizations to provide additional scholarship opportunities such as the Barry Callebaut, Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver, Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, Debra van Ginkel Award and Mission Hill Family Estate.

Click Here for biographies of our past Scholarship Winners

The Scholarship Committee of the BC Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier is an administrative body that annually grants scholarships to women with a desire to begin training in culinary, beverage or hospitality fields and to women already skilled in these fields who seek to refine or further their expertise.  All scholarships are awarded based on merit, ability, commitment and passion, and may range in value between $500 and $5000 dollars depending on funds available, program requirements and approved applicants. Each application is reviewed and evaluated by the scholarship committee composed of Les Dames members. All applicants must be BC residents.

Please Note: Most scholarships we award rarely constitute a complete tuition, therefore you must be able to provide the remaining funds through other sources, and not all applicants are awarded funds. A $30 non refundable processing fee is required to administer your application whether you are awarded a scholarship or not.

Online Application Form

In preparation for submitting the online application form:

1. Make sure you have 2 current written letters of professional recommendation. Scan each of those as a pdf document.
   
   
2. Tell us your story in a personal essay, 750 words maximum - create the essay in any word processing software, then have it ready to copy and paste the essay into Goals box on the application form. Check your spelling and grammar, it makes a difference.
   
   
3. Print out a blank form and use that as your draft copy to pencil in your answers before you start actually filling out the form online.
   
   
4. Complete APPLICATION FORM (opens in a new window). Give full and complete answers to all questions, be as specific as possible. Your application must contain your full name, complete home address including postal code, home or cell phone including area code, date of birth and email address. (If any of this information is not accurate, your entry will be disqualified).

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DISQUALIFIED

Deadline for completed applications is February 29

In June, the recipients will be acknowledged during the Les Dames BC Chapter New Members Investiture.

For further information, please contact Stephanie Jaeger at: 

Scholarship Sponsors