COCA-COLA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO GIVE MORE THAN $3 MILLION DOLLARS AWAY IN SCHOLARSHIPS

 

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation supports over 1,400 college students each year, with annual scholarships of $3.45 million, through two nationally recognized programs. The Foundation has provided over 5,250 Coca-Cola Scholars with more than $51 million in scholarships.  

The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to 250 high school seniors each year. Fifty of these are four-year $20,000 scholarships; 200 are four-year $10,000 scholarships. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, and their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities.  

To qualify, students must be current high school (or home-schooled) seniors attending school in the United States (or select DoD schools); U.S. Citizens; U.S. Nationals; U.S. Permanent Residents; Temporary Residents (in a legalization program); Refugees; Asylees; Cuban-Haitian Entrants; or Humanitarian Parolees; Anticipating completion of high school diploma at the time of application; Planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution; and carrying a minimum 3.00 GPA at the end of their junior year of high school  

For more details and/or to apply, visit:
www.scholarshipsonline.org/2012/04/coca-cola-scholars-program.html