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Taste of Tomorrow Scholarship Powered by the Pepsico Foundation
Deadline to apply: December 2, 2024 3:00 pm CT

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:

  • Be current sophomores or junior undergraduates attending one of the following HBCUs and plan to be enrolled full-time during the 2025 – 2026 academic year;
    • Benedict College, Columbia, SC
    • Bethune Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL
    • Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
    • Hampton University, Hampton, VA
    • Howard University, Washington, DC
    • Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
    • Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
    • North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
    • Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX
  • Be pursuing a degree in the STEM field (science, technology, engineering or mathematics)
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)

Children of PepsiCo, Inc. or Sponsor employees are ineligible

Awards

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.

Notification

Applicants will be notified in February.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the Pepsico Foundation. Payment is made in July.

Selection of Recipients

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

  • Academic record
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • Financial need

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:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
    • Student name
    • School name
    • Grades
    • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
  • Copy of the first two pages of the most recently filed IRS Form 1040 used for the Financial Information section of the application. Please black out all social security numbers and bank account information.

Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.

The PepsiCo Foundation, Inc., a Private Foundation has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address provided below in the footer as safe senders in your email contact list.