NHM Scholarships

The NHM Scholarship Endowment was established in 2009 by the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management of the University of Mississippi to help increase the department’s ability to attract high-achieving and promising students and/or students who also strengthen diversity at the University of Mississippi. Scholarships are awarded based on academic merit, professional motivation, and financial need.

Scholarships for 2024-2025 (Deadline: 4/17/2024)

Note: Click each scholarship below for more information.

• Vallabhbhai Patel Scholarship (HM only)
• OleMiss Hospitality Management Scholarship (HM only)
• Susan Haskins Memorial Scholarship (HM only)
• Vasilyev Family Scholarship (HM only)
• Sydney E. Pucheu Hospitality Management Scholarship (HM only)
• Rodney Chamblee Scholarship (HM only)
• Tommy Ramey Scholarship (both HM and DN)
• Louise Burnett Scholarship (DN only)

To apply for a scholarship(s), please CLICK here (online application form). 

(Note: After filling out the form, please send the following scholarship documents via email (hjoung@olemiss.edu) in PDF format: 1) unofficial transcript, 2) essay, and 3) recommendation letter. Please note that even if you are applying for multiple scholarships, you only need to submit one essay and one recommendation letter.)

NHM Honors Reception Videos during COVID 19 Pandemic

• 2021 NHM Honors Reception (Click to view)
• 2020 NHM Honors Reception (Click to view)

There are more scholarships available from various institutions:

• American Hotel & Lodging Educational FoundationAH & LEF
  • AH&LEF Graduate Scholarship
  • AH&LEF Incoming Freshman Scholarship
  • American Express Scholarship
  • ECOLAB Scholarship
  • Hyatt Hotels Fund for Minority Lodging Management Students
  • Arthur J. Packard Memorial ScholarshipRama Scholarship for the American Dream
• Hispanic College Fund
  • Hospitality Majors Program
• Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
  • HSMAI Foundation Mike Dimond Scholarship
  • HSMAI Foundation Scholarship
• Mississippi Hospitality & Restaurant Association
  • Mississippi Restaurant Association Education FoundationMRAEF General Scholarship
• Tourism Cares
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship
  •  Graduate Research Scholarship
• National Restaurant Association Educational FoundationNRAEF
  • Several scholarship opportunities available 
• James Beard Foundation Robert Mondavi Memorial Scholarship
• The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation
  • Grants for students in DPD or CP program

Also, University of Mississippi Scholarships