Everyone can use a little inspiration when faced with Thanksgiving
leftovers. This November, consumers can find it in the CIA's third
annual Top Turkey Scholarship Contest, where aspiring student-chefs
show their creativity in the hopes of earning up to $15,000, including
the "People's Choice" award.
This scholarship is unique in the fact that students can also submit a DVD recording that details the preparation of their creations to be eligible for a $5,000 "People's Choice" award. Creativity is encouraged, as their recipes must not only impress the expert chef-instructors at The Culinary Institute of America, but also entertain millions of visitors to YouTube, where they will be posted for voting by consumers from coast-to-coast.
"Every year we are faced with so many leftovers," says CIA Dean Eve Felder. "We asked contestants to get their creative juices flowing and we were delighted to receive recipes that included many non-traditional ingredients."
The CIA awarded $36,000 to contest winners last year. The top prize went to Carolyn Cho from Torrance, CA, who was awarded a total of $10,000 for her Korean-American Thanksgiving Pancakes & Cranberry Dipping Sauce recipe. The $5,000 People's Choice award was won by Matthew Goike of Naples, FL for his video on how to prepare Turkey Mandu.
To be eligible for this scholarship, each applicant must submit a creative, original recipe of what to do with day-after-Thanksgiving turkey leftovers. To be considered for the separate "People's Choice" award, applicants must also submit DVD demonstrations showing how their recipes are prepared.
Two ways to enter:
To be eligible for participation in the CIA's Top Turkey Scholarship Contest, students must graduate high school by June 30, 2010 and enroll in one of The Culinary Institute of America bachelor's or associate degree programs at our Hyde Park, NY campus no later than December 2010. All entries must be received by November 2, 2009. One entry per person. To download an entry form, visit www.ciachef.edu/topturkey.
This scholarship is unique in the fact that students can also submit a DVD recording that details the preparation of their creations to be eligible for a $5,000 "People's Choice" award. Creativity is encouraged, as their recipes must not only impress the expert chef-instructors at The Culinary Institute of America, but also entertain millions of visitors to YouTube, where they will be posted for voting by consumers from coast-to-coast.
"Every year we are faced with so many leftovers," says CIA Dean Eve Felder. "We asked contestants to get their creative juices flowing and we were delighted to receive recipes that included many non-traditional ingredients."
The CIA awarded $36,000 to contest winners last year. The top prize went to Carolyn Cho from Torrance, CA, who was awarded a total of $10,000 for her Korean-American Thanksgiving Pancakes & Cranberry Dipping Sauce recipe. The $5,000 People's Choice award was won by Matthew Goike of Naples, FL for his video on how to prepare Turkey Mandu.
To be eligible for this scholarship, each applicant must submit a creative, original recipe of what to do with day-after-Thanksgiving turkey leftovers. To be considered for the separate "People's Choice" award, applicants must also submit DVD demonstrations showing how their recipes are prepared.
Two ways to enter:
- Provide a written recipe, 300-word personal statement discussing your creation, and three photos of your finished product.
or- - Submit all of the above items and include a 3–5 minute DVD segment in which you talk about your creation and demonstrate its preparation. Only DVDs formatted as wmv, avi, mov, or mpg and with a file size no greater than 100 MB will be accepted.
- $10,000 scholarship for First Place
- $7,500 scholarship for Second Place
- $5,000 scholarship for Third Place
- $3,000 scholarships for three Honorable Mentions
- $5,000 People's Choice Award
To be eligible for participation in the CIA's Top Turkey Scholarship Contest, students must graduate high school by June 30, 2010 and enroll in one of The Culinary Institute of America bachelor's or associate degree programs at our Hyde Park, NY campus no later than December 2010. All entries must be received by November 2, 2009. One entry per person. To download an entry form, visit www.ciachef.edu/topturkey.
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