The winner receives an invitation to cook and train under the supervision of a leading chef at a prestigious three-star Michelin restaurant anywhere in the world* (Britain included!) for up to two months. This is an extraordinary opportunity to work in one of the world’s most prestigious restaurants, with arrangements all made by The Roux Scholarship team). Previous winners have had the opportunity to learn about ingredients and mastered techniques they would never have had the chance to try in British restaurants, bringing back ideas, inspiration and skills that have helped develop their own cuisines and they have shared with their brigades. The stage also gives you the chance to live in such places Paris, New York City, Tokyo, California’s Napa Valley, Stockholm and Singapore for a short period of time (without the bother of finding and paying for accommodation), returning with a much deeper understanding of the cuisines in those places. They have used this opportunity to eat in the city or region’s other top restaurants, to discover more about other chefs’ cuisines too. Expenses such as flights and accommodation are all covered. Equally, winners with commitments at home can choose to do their stage in the UK. With eight three-star Michelin restaurants to choose from across the country, a winner may also choose to learn more about what the very best of British cuisine means at one of these restaurants. The total budget available is £12,000. 

The second option is the chance to put together a number of training opportunities tailored to the individual winner’s career goals and gaps in their skill set, to the total value of £12,000.  The winner will work with the Roux Family and The Roux Scholarship team to choose a list of up to six short educational experiences, visits and stays in the UK and a maximum of two abroad, to help their individual career development, including short stages at restaurants abroad*. We are grateful to Richard Bertinet who offers every Roux Scholar pursuing the bespoke programme a chance to learn about baking at Bertinet’s Kitchen in Bath. Winners may want to spend time learning about patisserie, or chocolate-making; they may be interested in fermentation or cheesemaking, wine-tasting or distilling. There might also be non-culinary skills that could be useful to a Roux Scholar: perhaps they would like to learn a language to facilitate a career move abroad; or perhaps they want to learn more about the business side of running a restaurant, or participate in a management course. These learning opportunities can be taken at convenient times in the chef’s work schedule within twelve months of winning The Roux Scholarship.

An additional £6,000 will be awarded to the winner on completion of 15 months’ service with their employer following their win. The aim is to encourage the scholar to share with their brigade the new experiences, ideas and skills learned during their two-month stage in a three-Michelin star restaurant. Should they wish to leave their job within 15 months of winning, the £6,000 will be awarded to their employer to support the brigade’s development in other ways. Terms and conditions apply**.