Chick-fil-A Community Scholars
Merit + needScholarship
Financial need is part of how this award is decided, alongside merit.
- Award
- Up to $25,000 (one-time award, may be disbursed over 1 to 6 years); 13 awards per year, plus a year-long leadership development and mentorship program
- Deadline
- November 3, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Central Time (online recommendations due three business days after the deadline).
- How to apply
- Apply online through Scholarship America with a current transcript, the first two pages of parents' IRS 1040 (or Canadian T-1) and at least one online recommendation.
- What you'll need
- A separate scholarship application
- Recommendation letters
- Your transcript
- Who can apply
- High school seniors (also undergraduate and graduate students) with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale, involved in community service, extracurriculars and/or leadership in the 12 months before the deadline, who will be 18 by July 15, 2027 and live in the US, Puerto Rico or Canada. DACA and international students are eligible.
- Good to know
- Selection weighs academics, activities, community service, recommendations, financial need and fit with Chick-fil-A's core values. Chick-fil-A employees and dependents or spouses of employees or Operators are not eligible.
- Details
- ServiceNeed consideredInternational students eligible