PepsiCo recently launched “Taste of Tomorrow,” an initiative designed to increase Black representation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers because despite the rapid growth of STEM jobs, Black professionals remain underrepresented making up only 9% of the STEM workforce. To help address this disparity, PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation are investing financial support and providing additional resources to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including a scholarship program to assist sophomores and juniors who are pursuing careers in STEM.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Applicants to the Taste of Tomorrow Scholarship Powered by the PepsiCo Foundation must:
Children of PepsiCo, Inc. or Sponsor employees are ineligible
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $12,500 award. Up to eighteen (18) awards will be granted.
Awards are one-time only. Past recipients may not reapply.
Awards are for undergraduate study only. Awards can be used for any education-related expenses.
Applicants will be notified in February.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the Pepsico Foundation. Payment is made in July.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of PepsiCo Foundation play a part in the selection.
Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.