THE WINNER IS JESSIE LIU A 24-year-old female chef from Taipei, Taiwan. Currently working in a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia.

ROUND 1TOTAL APPLICANTS: 1,080COUNTRIES REPRESENTED: 82YOUNGEST CANDIDATE: 18OLDEST CANDIDATE: 53

ROUND 2SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS: 20COUNTRIES REPRESENTED: 17

ROUND 3SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS: 3

RESULTS

Objective: identify talented chefs and seek to develop their potential with the aid of internships in the kitchens of some of the world’s best restaurants

THE 2018 SCHOLARSHIP COMPRISES:

WHEN • Annually • Selection process takes place from January to April

WHO • Aspiring chefs with less than three years’ experience in a professional kitchen• Ambitious culinary students• 18+ years old• Worldwide

JUDGES • Host chef Dominique Crenn of Atelier Crenn• Host chef Andoni Luis Aduriz of Mugaritz • 50 Best team• Representatives from BBVA

HOW • Three-stage judging process• Online application, letter of recommendation, video submissions, live interviews• Terms & conditions on www.theworlds50bestcom/scholarship

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A complimentary invitation to The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Bilbao, Spain on 19 June 2018

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MIT

Two stages of six weeks each at 50 Best awarded restaurants

MUGARITZ SPAIN

3 Cost of travel to awards ceremony and restaurant locations, plus subsistence allowance

ATELIER CRENN US