Students are eligible to win one of $3,000 scholarships for their ideas on bringing communities together.
(Washington D.C., December 2, 2025) – USPAACC is partnering with Denny’s, Inc., as part of the 2025/26 Hungry for Education™ (HFE) scholarship program, a major initiative to help bring communities together and promote education. Now open for applications, the Denny’s HFE program will award more than $100,000 in scholarships to deserving high school and college students throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, and we’re proud to be a partner this year.
“This scholarship program fulfills both ours and Denny’s mission to invest in education and the community. We are proud to partner with Denny’s and look forward to announcing the scholarship recipients soon,” said Susan Au Allen, CEO of USPAACC.
USPAACC will select this year’s winners and administer the scholarships on behalf of the organization and Denny’s. Qualified students are invited to apply by visiting the HFE scholarship site at College Scholarships - CelebrASIAN Conference, where they can begin the application process. High school and college students will be asked to submit an essay answering the question “How Denny’s can help bring communities together?”.
The deadline for applying March 2, 2026.
“Our partnership with USPAACC has been tremendously rewarding,” said April Kelly-Drummond, Vice President of Inclusion and Community Engagement at Denny’s, Inc. “This Hungry for Education™ program fulfills both our and USPAACC missions to invest in education and the community.”
Upon review of the winning applicants’ essays, Denny’s will select ideas from the pool of scholarship winners and work with the students to put the essay plans into action to make a difference in local communities.
