NRAEF restaurant management apprenticeship for veterans (GI Bill approved)
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF)
Check before you apply: details change often, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
- Who it's for
- Transitioning service members and veterans
Open to: veterans, active duty / transitioning service members. - Cost
- Free
- Free with no benefit?
- Yes: no GI Bill, VR&E or VET TEC benefit needed.
- VA benefits
- GI Bill (can be used)
- What you get
- Restaurant management registered apprenticeship and Restaurant Manager SkillBridge (12 weeks of e-instruction plus supervised work); approved for the Post-9/11 GI Bill with a housing stipend
- Type
- Fellowship, apprenticeship or hiring program
- Credential strength
- 3/5: Registered restaurant management apprenticeship with paid work; GI Bill housing stipend can apply.
- Duration
- Varies
- Format
- Online or in person (Hybrid)
- Location
- Nationwide
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Next start
- Varies
- Stipend / housing / travel
- Wages; GI Bill housing stipend
- Jobs it can lead to
- Restaurant Manager; Food Service Manager
- Official page
- chooserestaurants.org/programs/military-old/apprenticeship
- Last checked
- Oct 4, 2026