THE WINNER IS JESSIE LIU A 24-year-old female chef from Taipei, Taiwan. Currently working in a restaurant in Melbourne, Australia. ROUND 1 TOTAL APPLICANTS: 1,080 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED: 82 YOUNGEST CANDIDATE: 18 OLDEST CANDIDATE: 53 ROUND 2 SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS: 20 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED: 17 ROUND 3 SUCCESSFUL 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 1 A complimentary invitation to The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Bilbao, Spain on 19 June 2018 2 1 ADMIT 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