Les Dames d’Escoffier New York 2025 Scholarship

Les Dames d’Escoffier New York (LDNY) is an international organization of accomplished professional women in the food, nutrition, fine beverage, and hospitality industries. The primary goal of the Annual Scholarship Program is to encourage talented women to become leaders in these fields by helping further their professional education.

All recipients are offered the opportunity to participate in our Mentorship Program. This program provides scholarship winners with additional support as they strive to advance in their chosen fields. We are now accepting 2025 Scholarship Applications.

Eligible women are invited to submit applications. Deadline is March 25, 2025.

This year IWC students will be eligible for the scholarships below.

  • Linda Lawry Scholarship
  • IWC InKind Scholarship for a Level 3 student. The applicant must hold the WSET Level 2 Award, or else already hold Level 2 knowledge attained elsewhere or in her career and qualify for the course by passing an online entry exam ($40).
  • LDNY Spirits Scholarship, 2025 Sponsored by Campari Academy: Given to a student of legal drinking age who has a strong interest in spirits and/or bartending.
  • LDNY Asian Studies Scholarship, 2025 Sponsored by Maggie Gu: Given to a student with a strong interest in Asian studies, cuisine, and/or spirits. (Please include a short response on your application explaining why you are interested in this scholarship.)

Rules for Eligibility

  • Only students enrolled or planning to enroll in IWC courses may apply
  • Applicants must reside in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut at the time of application.
  • Applicants must have completed at least one semester of higher education and
    must be currently matriculated, with at least one semester to complete as of July 2025.
  • Applicants must verify eligibility with the school liaison before submitting an application. If they have any questions pertaining to the application or scholarship, they should consult their school liaison.
  • Applicants should know the name of the scholarship for which they are applying before submitting their applications.

Application Process

  • New applications for 2025 accepted starting February 5, 2025.
  • Use this link to submit your application.
  • Incomplete applications cannot be considered.
  • Applications will be accepted only until Tuesday March 25, 2025
  • Scholarship recipients selected and notified in May 2025

For questions about the application, email: LDNYscholarship@gmail.com

IWC liaison is May Matta-Aliah, email: may@inthegrape.com

To submit the application, the following will have to be attached in PDF format.

  1. Resumé (no longer than 2 pages)
  2. Official transcript from current institution or most recent college/university
  3. Two professional letters of recommendation. Recommendations from friends or relatives will not be accepted.

Mandatory: Approval from your school liaison is required prior to applying. You must have or create a Google account in order to apply, but can use any email address you like.

Use this link to submit your application.

Applications will be accepted only until Tuesday March 25, 2025.

 

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