Scholarships

James Beard scholarships are awarding culinary arts scholarships from different schools. The Apicius the Art or Cooking ar Lorenzo de’Medici in Florence, Italy is giving out full scholarships of about $3,300 for a single semester which includes Italian language course, Wine Appreciation or Restaurant Management, and three cooking courses, or a choice of an art history course over one of the cooking courses.Other culinary arts scholarships in Italy from the James Beard Scholarships include the Apicius the Culinary Institute of Florence. You can gather more facts on this by visiting the same website.

The Art Institute of Colorado offers the James Beard scholarships as well. Culinary arts scholarships are available for qualified incoming freshmen in the 21-month AAS degree in Culinary Arts or Bachelor Degree in Culinary Management. Applicants are required to have a 3.0 grade point average in high school or in their post secondary education.

For Those with a Penchant for Italian Language and Culture

Spanking brand new, the Italian language center Lo Spazio in Collina (LSC) has established that Italian is indeed the new French. What sets the center apart from the other Italian language course schools in the city is its salon setting for learning. Depending on the time of your class, you’ll be served either cappuccino or sparkling Prosecco while learning the language of Armani and Prada. Driven by not only fashion but also aesthetics, lovers of Italian culture are finding that Lo Spazio in Collina, set in a cozy townhouse on 96th Street between Park and Lexington, is as close as it gets in New York City to enjoying the bella vita while learning the bella lingua.