Burger King offers two three types of scholarships. Please note that submissions will be capped at 50,000. Access to the application will no longer be available once this number is reached. 

Following the application submission deadline date, Scholarship America will review applications for eligibility. Scholarship America will make the following award selections:

• Up to 3 James W. McLamore WHOPPER® scholarships of $60,000 granted to the most highly qualified students demonstrating leadership, substantial work experience and financial need

• Up to twelve (12) Regional awards of $5,000 (2 awards per region) granted to the most qualified employees in each of six (6) regions from the pool of submitted and eligible applicants

•  Up to six (6) King Awards at $10,000 granted to the top employees (1 award per region)

• There are a number of special-named awards for various franchisees which are determined annually based on funds raised

Applications open October 16th, 2026. 

BURGER KING® General High School Senior Track - Available to all high school seniors who meet the criteria below.
 

Applicants must-

• Be living in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or Canada

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

• Have a cumulative high school grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent

• Plan to enroll full-time, without interruption, for the entire 2024-25 academic year at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school or CEGEP or equivalent in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam or Canada

BURGER KING® Employee-Based Track 

1) Employees, spouses or domestic partners of employees, and dependent children of employees pursuing a traditional postsecondary education

Applicants must-

• Be living in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or Canada

• Be an employee* of Burger King Corporation or a participating BURGER KING® franchisee (Franchisees)
  OR

• Be a spouse (unless legally separated) or domestic partner** of an employee* of Burger King Corporation or Franchisees
  OR

• Be a dependent child*** of an employee* of Burger King Corporation or Franchisees (Designated Employer)
  AND

• Be graduating high school seniors (U.S., Puerto Rico and Guam) or have attained a GED, graduating from grade 12 (Canada), graduating from home school education in the U.S., Puerto Rico or Canada or current college undergraduates or graduate level students in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam or Canada

• Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent

• Plan to enroll**** for the 2024-25 academic year at an accredited two or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school or CEGEP or equivalent in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam or Canada

James W. McLamore WHOPPER® Scholarship

Recipients will be chosen from the both BURGER KING® General High School Senior Track and BURGER KING® Employee-Based Track applicants based upon the following criteria. Recipients must be:

• Citizens of the United States or Canada

• Students who who are seniors at a high school or home school in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or Canada

• Students who are applying as a full time freshman to a four-year accredited, college or university that is located in the United States or Canada

• Students who have a cumulative unweighted grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent

• Students who demonstrate an active leadership role in community service, athletics, and/or similar co-curricular activity (such as student government, team sports, fraternal life, etc); and

• Students who demonstrate substantial work experience and financial need