BK℠ Scholars Program - General Track Grant

The BK℠ Scholars Program, administered by the Burger King Foundation, provides substantial scholarships to support high school seniors and restaurant team members in their pursuit of education. With awards ranging from $1,000 to $60,000, the program focuses on academic merit, community service, and financial need. The Foundation emphasizes empowerment through education, ensuring students can access opportunities that foster personal and community growth. This initiative not only honors co-founder James W. McLamore's legacy but also aims to expand educational access across North America.

Burger King Foundation
The Burger King Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Burger King® brand, founded to honor the legacy of co-founder James W. McLamore and support education and community empowerment through its flagship program, the BK℠ Scholars Program. Since its inception in 2000, the Foundation has awarded tens of millions in scholarships to high school seniors, restaurant team members, and their families across North America, helping them access post-secondary education—from college through post-secondary vocational and technical programs.
A world where every student can access the resources they need—through scholarships, support, and opportunity—to learn, grow, and succeed on their own terms.
Priorities
Providing scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $60,000 to high-school seniors, Burger King team members, and their dependents—selecting recipients based on academic achievement, community service, work experience, and financial need.Supporting emergency relief and assistance for Burger King employees and their families facing hardship, ensuring that team members receive help in critical times.Partnering with franchisees, vendors, team members and guests to expand educational access and community impact, with the goal of granting one scholarship for every BK® restaurant across North America.Encouraging applicants who show leadership, civic engagement, and a commitment to education as a vehicle for personal and community advancement.
The Burger King Foundation is a U.S. based 501(c)(3) public nonprofit that believes without education you limit your potential to be your own way. Inspired by Burger King Restaurants co-founder, Jim McLamore, The Burger King Foundation believes in empowerment through education and lending a helping hand, when needed, thus allowing you to live life your way.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

Eligibility

Be living in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or CanadaHave a cumulative high school grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalentPlan to enroll full-time, without interruption, for the entire 2026-27 academic year at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school or CEGEP or equivalent in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam or CanadaBe first-time applicants who are graduating 2026 high school seniors (U.S., Puerto Rico, and Guam), graduating from grade 12 (Canada) or graduating from homeschool education in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam, or CanadaBe a past recipient of the Burger King Scholarship who is a current college undergraduate