Chick-fil-A@ is awarding more
than 5,700 Team Members $14.5 million in scholarships. The investment
in this year's program marks a $5.7 million increase since 2017 and is
the one of the highest unrestricted per-employee scholarship
investments in the industry. Team Members who are beginning or
continuing their higher education will be awarded scholarships in the
amount of $2,500 or $25,000.
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.
In addition to $14.5 million in scholarships, all of Chick-fil-A's
120,000 Team Members also have access to tuition discounts and other
educational benefits at 100 colleges and universities nationwide.
"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:
-- Chick-fil-A Leadership Scholarship: In 2018, 5,728 students will
receive a $2,500 scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year. Team
Members may re-apply 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 to Chick-fil-A Team Members 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 to Chick-fil-A restaurant Team Members 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: In addition to scholarships,
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.
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 (STC) brand restaurant.
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 from Chick-fil-A, Inc., bringing the total
amount funded to more than $60.5 million, and applied at more than
3,000 schools nationwide.
About Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A, Inc. is a family owned and privately held
restaurant company founded in 1967 by S. Truett Cathy. Devoted to
serving the local communities in which its franchised restaurants
operate, and known for its original chicken sandwich, Chick-fil-A
serves freshly prepared food in more than 2,200 restaurants in 47
states and Washington, D.C.
Chick-fil-A reported over $9 billion in revenue in 2017, which marks
50 consecutive years of sales growth. A leader in customer service
satisfaction, consumers voted Chick-fil-A, Inc. #4 in Harris Poll's
annual corporate reputation survey, ranking the company 4th out of 100
in 2018. Chick-fil-A was also recognized for customer experience again
in the 2018 Temkin Experience Ratings survey, was named "Best
Franchise Brand" in 2018 by Airport Revenue News and was named one of
the top 100 best places to work by Glassdoor in 2017. Continuing its
founder's legacy of generosity and service, in 2017 the company's
philanthropic Chick-fil-A Foundation awarded $1.23 million to 23
not-for-profit organizations across 13 states through the True
Inspiration Awards and almost $9 million in scholarships to restaurant
Team Members nationwide. More information on Chick-fil-A is available
at www.chick-fil-a.com.
