McDonald’s Refreshes HACER National Scholarship Materials, Opens 2026 Applications

McDonald’s Corporation and its HACER® scholarship program published refreshed HACER National Scholarship materials and opened the application window for the 2026 awards on February 24, 2026. The update and application launch were released under the McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship banner and reflect the company’s ongoing sponsorship of the program.

The refreshed materials and the opening of the 2026 application window were issued by McDonald’s Corporation alongside HACER, the program that administers the HACER National Scholarship. The publication of new materials coincided with the start of the application period, signaling the beginning of the 2026 scholarship cycle managed by McDonald’s and HACER.

By opening the application window on February 24, 2026, McDonald’s Corporation and HACER made the 2026 awards formally available to prospective applicants. The move positions the McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship as accepting submissions for the coming award year, following the timeline set by the corporation and its scholarship arm.

Restaurant operators, crew members, and potential applicants connected to McDonald’s will find the updated HACER National Scholarship materials published by McDonald’s Corporation and HACER useful for preparing 2026 submissions. The combined actions of refreshing materials and opening the application window on February 24, 2026 establish the administrative baseline for the 2026 awards managed by McDonald’s and HACER.

Looking ahead, McDonald’s Corporation and its HACER® scholarship program will oversee the review and selection process for the 2026 HACER National Scholarship awards after the application window that began February 24, 2026 closes. The refreshed materials and the opened application window mark the official start of the 2026 program cycle under McDonald’s sponsorship.