Flame Broiled Education.

As students nationwide gear up to go back to school, the Burger King/McLamore Foundation’s Burger King Scholars Program is ‘fired up’ and ready to make thousands of dreams come true. To date, the Foundation’s Burger King Scholars Program has awarded more than $7 million in scholarships to graduating high school seniors on behalf of Burger King Corporation and restaurant franchises throughout North America and Puerto Rico.

Unlike scholarship programs that grant awards to graduates with top rankings, the Burger King Scholars Program awards $1,000 scholarships to students that work part time out of financial need, while still maintaining a 2.5 grade point average or better. This year, the program is expected to award 1,600 scholarships nationwide.

“The cost of higher education is becoming more and more expensive every year,” said Melody Roadman, executive director of the Burger King/McLamore Foundation. “A majority of students find themselves having to secure employment before graduation to pay for college tuition and books. Our scholarship funds facilitate this while encouraging a work ethic long before
graduation.”

More than 31,000 high schools throughout North America and Puerto Rico are sent Burger King Scholars applications each year by the Foundation. Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, work experience, financial need, recommendations and participation in community service programs or academic organizations.

For more information at http://www.bk.com/bkscholars