Submitted by Jill Temples

SMT Writer

Burger King Scholars Program- The Burger King McLamore Foundation is offering scholarships between $1,000 - $50,000.  This scholarship is available to high school seniors and Burger King employees.  There will be 1,258 scholarships awarded.  The maximum amount of a scholarship is $50,000.

To apply for the scholarship, you must complete the following:

-Register and create an online account

- A list of your work experiences and involvement in school and community activities
-A current transcript of grades
-BURGER KING employee information if your application is to be affiliated with an employee
-If applicable, your family's financial information (a copy of your parents' most recent tax form filed with the IRS or Revenue Canada may be helpful)

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

-Be living in the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico

-Be graduating high school seniors (U.S. and Puerto Rico), graduating from grade 12 (Canada) or graduating from home school education in the U.S., Puerto Rico or Canada

-Have a cumulative high school grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent

-Plan to enroll full-time, without interruption, for the entire academic year beginning in the fall at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school in the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico

Recipients of the James W. McLamore WHOPPER Scholarship will be chosen from the general applicant pool (please see provider site for more eligibility requirements)

Children of employees and employees pursuing a traditional postsecondary education are also eligible to apply (please see provider site for detailed eligibility requirements)

The purpose of the BURGER KING Scholars program is to assist employees, employees' spouses or domestic partners, employees' children and high school seniors in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada in continuing their education. To date, the program has awarded more than $17.6 million in scholarships and the program continues to grow. Last year alone $2.2 million in scholarships were awarded.

For more information on this scholarship, visit the website: http://www.bkmclamorefoundation.org/Home