Chick-fil-A Rehoboth awards scholarships to five team members
Chick-fil-A Rehoboth recently awarded $12,500 in scholarships to five team members. The scholarships awarded at Chick-fil-A Rehoboth Beach are through Chick-fil-A's Remarkable Futures Initiative, which is investing $14.65 million to team members across the country this spring. The investment is an industry high, helping more than 5,700 team members pay for college in 2018.
Chick-fil-A's Remarkable Futures education initiative allows students employed by the company's local franchise operators to receive up to $25,000 in scholarships that can be applied for any area of study at any accredited institution of their choice, including any two- or four-year colleges and universities, online programs or technical/vocational schools. There is no requirement of hours worked or length of service to qualify.
"We want to provide team members with not only essential job skills and leadership development opportunities while working in Chick-fil-A restaurants, but also help them receive the best education to support their career aspirations, whatever they may be," said Rodney Bullard, vice president of Community Affairs at Chick-fil-A and executive director of the Chick-fil-A Foundation. "We are excited that we've been able to increase the funding this year to help even more team members attend the college or university of their dreams."
Chick-fil-A's Remarkable Futures Initiative includes three educational assistance opportunities. To be eligible for these opportunities, applicants must be employed by a Chick-fil-A franchise operator, a Chick-fil-A Inc.-operated restaurant or an S. Truett Cathy brand restaurant.
Leadership Scholarship: In 2018, 5,728 students will receive a $2,500 scholarship for the 2018-19 academic year. Team members may reapply for up to four years for a potential total of up to $10,000 for college while working at a Chick-fil-A restaurant. These scholarships are awarded based on leadership, academic achievement and community involvement.
True Inspiration Scholarship: In 2018, 13 team members will receive an individual, one-time award of $25,000. These scholarships will be awarded based on demonstrated financial need, leadership, academic achievement and community involvement. This year's True Inspiration Scholarship recipients have logged an average of 450 hours of community service each.
Educational Assistance Opportunities: Chick-fil-A is offering all team members access to tuition discounts of up to 30 percent and other educational benefits at 100 colleges and universities across the country. The benefits can be combined with either of the above scholarships.
Chick-fil-A Inc. began awarding scholarships to team members in 1973 based on founder S. Truett Cathy's desire to incentivize team members to further their education. Since then, nearly 46,700 team members have received scholarships, bringing the total amount funded to more than $61 million, applied at more than 3,000 schools nationwide.
