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BURGER KING® Awards

BURGER KING®

High School Post-secondary
burgerkingscholars@scholarshipamerica.org

Following the application submission deadline date, Scholarship America will review applications for eligibility. Scholarship America will make the following award selections:

  • Up to 3 James W. McLamore WHOPPER® scholarships of $60,000 granted to the most highly qualified students demonstrating leadership, substantial work experience and financial need
  • One (1) Nancy McLamore Scholarship of $20,000
  • Up to six (6) King Awards at $10,000 granted to the most qualified employee in each region (1 award per region)
  • Up to twelve (12) regional awards of $5,000 granted to the most qualified employees in each of the six (6) regions (2 awards per region)
  • There are a number of special-named awards for various franchisees which are determined annually based on funds raised
  • There are several employee-based track awards from various franchisees which are determined annually based on funds raised.
  • There are several general high school senior track awards from various franchisees which are determined annually based on funds raised.

Eligibility

BURGER KING® General High School Senior Track - Available to all high school seniors who meet the criteria below.

Applicants must-

  • Be living in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or Canada
  • Be graduating high school seniors (U.S., Puerto Rico and Guam), graduating from grade 12 (Canada) or graduating from home school education in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam or Canada
  • Have a cumulative high school grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent
  • Plan to enroll full-time, without interruption, for the entire 2025-26 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 Canada

Submission and Application Details

How To Apply On The Application Website

Start by clicking on the Create an Account link at the bottom of this page. You will need to create a username and password to register for a student account. You will be notified through an email validation process before an account is created for you. You must use a valid email address. The final step in creating your account is to complete the information requested in the student profile.

After your student account is created and you have provided profile information, you will have access to the application. During the application process, you will be able to leave the site by clicking on the Log Out or Save and Log Out links located on the site. In order to log in, you must enter your username and password as provided when registering for a student account.

You may wish to gather the following information that will be needed for the application process:

A list of your work experiences and involvement in school and community activities
A current (official or unofficial) transcript of grades
BURGER KING® employee information if your application is to be affiliated with an employee
Your family's financial information. A copy of your parents' most recent tax form filed with the IRS or Revenue Canada will be helpful to look at when filing out that section of the application.
Carefully review your application before submission. We recommend that you print a hard copy of your application to retain for your records. Printed copies of the online application should not be sent to Scholarship America or BURGER KING® Foundation.

All application pages with required fields must be completed in the format described in order to submit the application. Standard capitalization (Jill Smith, 101 Main Street, New York, NY) must be used when entering data. Once the application is submitted, no further revisions can be made.

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