Scholarship Applications

The Edna Lewis Foundation issues grants of $5,000 to qualified candidates who identify as Black and are at least 21 years old, within the categories of Agriculture & Farming, Culinary Arts, and Storytelling.

Applications for the 2025/2026 Scholar Program are open! Application deadline June 13.

APPLICATIONS AND INFO

Meet our scholars

We are proud to introduce previous recipients Edna Lewis scholarship program. We believe that they will grow to become invaluable within the fields of storytelling, agriculture, and culinary arts.

Meet the scholars

The Edna Lewis Foundation

"Over the years since I left home, I have kept thinking about the people I grew up with and about our way of life. I realize how much the bond that held us had to do with food.”
– Edna Lewis

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