NRAEF Awards $3 Million in Scholarships and ProStart Support in 2012

This year, through the donations of industry partners, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation provided support and scholarships to students and educators to feed their dreams and build their futures in the restaurant industry. The NRAEF and its academic partners awarded $1.4 million in scholarships to top management and culinary students at its National ProStart Invitational, a competition focused on restaurant management and culinary arts. Additionally, $750,000 was awarded to state restaurant associations to support their state-level ProStart programs, which serve 90,000 students nationwide each year.