Carl's Jr. has announced that the chain is once again accepting applications for the Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders' Scholarship. The 11th annual program application is now available online and has a deadline of Feb. 1.
Scholarship winners will be selected based on their academic record, school and community leadership and participation, work experience and future goals. Financial need and other family circumstances also will be considered.
Applicants for the 2010 Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders' Scholarship must be high school seniors or graduates, age 21 and younger, planning to enroll for the first time at an accredited two- or four-year college or vocational school. Applicants must be a resident of the states in which Carl's Jr. operates restaurants: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, or Washington State.
For the past 10 years, Carl's Jr. has rewarded academic excellence in its local communities through ongoing scholarship award commitments. Carl's Jr. has granted $385,000 in scholarships since the inception of its program in 1999.
