Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed in late January 2026 and Support Payment Funding offers are anticipated to be made in February 2026. Best of luck with your applications.
Welcome
The Board of the Food & Beverage Development Fund SA Inc are pleased to announce the establishment of a series of support payments designed to assist and support students or intending students within the Food & Beverage industries.
Successful recipients receive between $1,000 and $10,000 to develop their skills and knowledge through research, education and/or training. The support payments are intended to reward individuals that have shown exceptional commitment to vocational education and training and who are committed to furthering their skills and knowledge within their chosen industry.
We firmly believe in the importance of learning and we are committed to assisting those individuals who share this belief.
To date we have proudly assisted 282 people, and provided more than $1.3 MILLION in support payments and sponsorship of industry events, numbers that we are incredibly proud of.
- Applications have now CLOSED for the Boards generous offer of for a second round of 2026 funding with some fantastic applications received. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed in late January 2026 and Support Payment Funding offers are anticipated to be made in February 2026.
- Please complete mailing list if you would like to be advised when future rounds are announced.
- Cooks and Bakers Trade Recognition application process changed effective July 2021. From January 2026 we are no longer tasked with this process. Please refer to Occupational Recognition page for further information.