KFC Foundation Scholarship

Apply for up to $20,000 in scholarships to attend the two- or four-year college, trade school, or graduate school of your choice for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Eligibility

Award amount: $5,000

To be eligible to receive this scholarship, you must:

Be a KFC U.S Restaurant employee (Restaurant General Manager, Assistant Manager, Shift Supervisor, or Team Member) working in a KFC restaurant that is participating in the KFC Foundation's Franchise Donation Program. (All KFC Corporate-owned restaurants are in the program, if you work for a franchise-owned restaurant check with your RGM or Area Coach. Most are in the program).
Be employed at a participating KFC restaurant at the time the KFC Foundation Scholarship recipients are announced in April 2026.
Be a high school senior (graduating the Spring/Summer 2026), a high school graduate or equivalent, a current college undergraduate or graduate student, or a trade/vocational school student, planning to enroll in an accredited four-year college as a full-time or part-time student for the 2026 Fall Term.
Have a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale.

Award amount: $10,000

To be eligible to receive this scholarship, you must:

Be a KFC U.S Restaurant employee (Restaurant General Manager, Assistant Manager, Shift Supervisor, or Team Member) working in a KFC restaurant that is participating in the KFC Foundation's Franchise Donation Program. (All KFC Corporate-owned restaurants are in the program, if you work for a franchise-owned restaurant check with your RGM or Area Coach. Most are in the program).
Be employed at a participating KFC restaurant at the time the KFC Foundation Scholarship recipients are announced in April 2026.
Be a high school senior (graduating the Spring/Summer 2026), a high school graduate or equivalent, a current college undergraduate or graduate student, or a trade/vocational school student, planning to enroll in an accredited four-year college as a full-time or part-time student for the 2026 Fall Term.
Have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale.
Must demonstrate financial need.

The Colonel’s Scholarship

Award amount: $20,000

To be eligible to receive this scholarship, you must:

Be a KFC U.S Restaurant employee (Restaurant General Manager, Assistant Manager, Shift Supervisor, or Team Member) working in a KFC restaurant that is participating in the KFC Foundation's Franchise Donation Program. (All KFC Corporate-owned restaurants are in the program, if you work for a franchise-owned restaurant check with your RGM or Area Coach. Most are in the program).
Be employed at a participating KFC restaurant at the time the KFC Foundation Scholarship recipients are announced in April 2026.
Be a high school senior (graduating the Spring/Summer 2026), a high school graduate or equivalent, a current college undergraduate or graduate student, or a trade/vocational school student, planning to enroll in an accredited four-year college as a full-time or part-time student for the 2026 Fall Term.
Have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale.
Must demonstrate financial need.

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