About the Pepsico Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship: The PepsiCo Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship provides financial assistance to Latino students who are starting or continuing their studies at a higher education institution. To enhance academic success, the fund gives financial aid to qualifying Latino students. The Cesar Chavez Foundation, in partnership with PepsiCo, invites students of Latino descent who are beginning or continuing their studies at higher educational institutions in Arizona and California’s Central Valley to apply for the PepsiCo Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship Fund.ScholarshipBoard
This scholarship is granted solely based on academic excellence, leadership in extra-curricular activities, commitment to volunteer service in the community, and financial need. They are designed to supplement the student’s financial resources from family, government, and other sources. The intent is to fill the gaps our students encounter in financing a college education.
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Host Institution: The Cesar Chavez Foundation
Level of Study: Undergraduate Scholarship
Field of Study
The PepsiCo Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship does not specify restrictions on the field of study for applicants.
Number of Scholarship: Not specified
Target Group
This scholarship is open to high school students who are about to enter a tertiary institution or are already enrolled in a college or university.
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Pepsico Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship Value and Inclusions
The Scholarship Fund provides $300,000 in scholarship awards to qualified Latino students in Arizona and California, regardless of national origin or immigration status, to promote their academic success. It supports 10 scholarships at $5,000 per student annually.
Acceptance rate: Not specified
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Eligibility for the Pepsico Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship
- Students must demonstrate the following: academic excellence, leadership in extra-curricular activities, a commitment to volunteer service in the community, and financial need.
- The student must be an incoming or continuing full-time undergraduate student at any educational institution.Pepsico Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship 2023 Application
- Students must be registered full-time.
- Students must be of Latino descent.
- Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Scholarships are available to U.S. citizens, permanent legal residents, undocumented, DACA, CA Dreamers, or eligible non-citizens (as defined by FAFSA).
- Students may only receive awards once. The applicant’s immediate family members are not eligible for award within 12 calendar months (e.g. siblings, parents, or children)
- The student must be a resident and attend a college in Arizona or California’s Central Valley.
Application Portal: Interested applicants should visit the scholarship’s official website
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How to Apply for the Pepsico Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship
- Visit the scholarship application portal
- Download the application and student financial form and go through the given link:
- Fill in the required information
- Essay
- Two (2) Letters of recommendation
- Official sealed transcripts
- A copy of the Student Aid Report (SAR)
- If you are financially dependent on your parents, submit a copy of the first two pages of your parent’s most recently filed
- IRS Form 1040. If they have not filed an IRS form, submit a copy of their most recent W-2 forms, if available.
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Contacts: Email Address/Phone Number: [email protected]
Deadline
The deadline for the Pepsico Cesar Chavez Latino Scholarship 2023 application is May 25, 2023.