Bill Palmer Legacy Scholarship Program
Neighborhood Restaurant Partners, LLC. has established a scholarship program to assist employees and children of employees who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs.
Bill Palmer Legacy Scholarship Program
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants to the Bill Palmer Legacy Scholarship Program must:
- Be part-time or full-time employees working at an Applebee’s restaurant in the United States, or their children, who have a minimum of six (6) months employment with the company as of the application deadline date. This includes employees who are currently on an approved student leave of absence.
- Be high school seniors or graduates, or current college undergraduates or graduate level.
- Plan to enroll in part-time or full-time undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $5,000 award. Two special “Founder’s Awards” of $10,000 each will be granted to the top-ranking high school seniors. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for undergraduate and graduate study and must be used towards qualified education-related expenses only (i.e., tuition, fees, books, and required supplies).
Notification
All applicants will be notified in April.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the Neighborhood Restaurant Partners, LLC. Payment is made in mid-July.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic record
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- A statement of career and educational goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
- An online recommendation.
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of Neighborhood Restaurant Partners, LLC. play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
