Student and Young Persons Financial Support Programme

The Craft Guild of Chefs’ Student and Young Persons Financial Support Programme is designed to assist the next generation of chefs in their professional development.

The programme aims to alleviate basic expenses to make opportunities for students a reality when their employers, sponsors or family do not have the means to do so.

The Guild has secured an annual budget for year one of £7,000 thanks to the support of its patrons.

Applicants can be eligible for a maximum grant of up to £500. All applications will be assessed individually by the elected selection committee.

Online applications can be downloaded below and must be completed fully and emailed to [email protected]. 

Latest Competition News

More Competitions News

Outstanding young chefs gear up for the Young National Chef of the Year final
Organised by the Craft Guild in partnership with Unilever Food Solutions’ brand Knorr and in association with Churchill and...
Eight young chefs are on their way to the Graduate Awards final
As testament to celebrated chef Raymond Blanc, two of the chefs making the final are Luke Selby and Josh Bingham who both...
First National Chef and Young National Chef of the Year finalists announced
Winner of the National Chef of the Year semi-final was Andrew Wright, junior sous chef at Mallory Court Hotel in Warwickshire...
Graduate Awards 2013 chef candidates announced for regional heats
After receiving a record number of entries to this year’s prestigious event, a select few young chefs have now been chosen to...
Eleven talented chefs are gearing up for the 2013 Young National Chef of the Year semi-finals
For the first time in its four year history, the YNCOTY organised by the Craft Guild of Chefs, in partnership with Unilever...
Westminster Kingsway College student chef wins 2013 Major Series and Culinary Challenge
Westminster Kingsway College student chef Megan O’Mahoney was acclaimed the winner of the Major Series title along with £500...
Young National Chef of the Year 2012 winner prepares for a gourmet adventure
The trip, which takes place from April 29-30, is part of the winner’s prize package provided by competition sponsors...
The Craft Guild of Chefs’ Graduate Awards 2013 open up more opportunities for young chefs
Now in its second decade, these awards offer working chefs under the age of 23 the chance to prove they really are at the...
Wessex Salon Culinaire 2013 attracts record number of entries from chefs across the UK
More than 80 gold medals were won and almost 150 silver medals were presented at the event that ran from April 3-4, and once...
The Craft Guild of Chefs calls for entries for the 2013 Winnie Myers and Artur Voggenberger teatime challenges
The organisers now want to hear from student chefs, working chefs and waiters aged 25 or under by August 1, who think they...