Burger King Scholars Program

$1,000 to $60,000 one-time scholarships for high school seniors and Burger King employees and families; three $60,000 James W. McLamore WHOPPER awards

How much

$1,000 to $60,000 (most general-track awards $1,000 or $5,000; up to three $60,000 James W. McLamore WHOPPER Scholarships)

Who qualifies

• General Track: graduating 2027 high school seniors (or homeschool graduates) with a 2.0+ GPA enrolling full-time in 2027-28 at an accredited 2- or 4-year college or vocational-technical school, or past BK Scholars who are current undergrads. Employee-Based Track: Burger King employees (3+ months on payroll), their spouses/domestic partners, and dependent children, for undergrad, grad, or enrichment study. WHOPPER Scholarship needs a 3.5 unweighted GPA, leadership, substantial work experience, and financial need. Scored on academics (33%), activities and work (34%), and financial need (33%).
• For high school seniors, undergrads, grad students, adults going back to school
• living in the US, Puerto Rico, Guam, or Canada (WHOPPER $60,000 award: US or Canadian citizens)
• Partly need-based: your FAFSA can affect whether you get it or how much.

When to apply

Opens later annual; opens Oct 15, closes Dec 15 or when 30,000 community applications are received, whichever comes first; results by email in May; funds paid to the school in August

How to apply

1. Apply online through Scholarship America (burgerking.scholarsapply.org) between Oct 15 and Dec 15, 2026
2. Upload a current transcript and the first two pages of your family's most recent IRS Form 1040 (SSN blacked out)
3. List work experience and school/community activities
4. Only the first 30,000 community applications are reviewed, so apply early
5. Notifications in May 2027

What you'll need

transcript

Last checked

October 5, 2026, against the official page (burgerkingfoundation.org) and page 2