Burger King Scholarship

Created in memory of Burger King Co-founder James “Jim” W. McLamore, the Burger King Scholars program has awarded nearly $55 million in scholarships to over 45,000 high school students, BK® employees and their families across North America since 2000. In 2022 alone, the Foundation awarded over $4.6 million in scholarships to nearly 4,000 students.

Scholarship grants range from $1,000 to $50,000 and are intended to help students offset the cost of attending college or post-secondary vocational/technical school. Recipients are selected based on their grade point average (GPA), work experience, extracurricular activities and community service.

Integrity, high standards, entrepreneurial spirit, good citizenship and education were the values that defined BURGER KING^® brand co-founder James W. McLamore. It was those values that helped realize a dream and it is those same values that are the core of the BURGER KING^® Foundation, which will continue to build on his legacy and his commitment to education.

This scholarship program is administered by Scholarship America^®. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability or national origin.

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