Internship and Mentorship Elements Increase the Impression of Scholarships
Scholarships are a significant means for corporations to build their talent pipeline—and these Scholarship America companions are going the additional mile by incorporating paid internships, mentoring and/or profession alternatives into their applications!
PepsiCo S.M.I.L.E Scholarship
The PepsiCo S.M.I.L.E scholarship is open to Black and Hispanic college students at neighborhood faculties who plan to switch to four-year faculties. These are the long run members of a extra numerous workforce, however solely about 1 in 6 neighborhood school enrollees finally ends up efficiently pursuing this path to a bachelor’s diploma. Award winners obtain $25,000 per yr in tuition for 2 years (a complete of $50,000) at a four-year faculty, plus skilled mentoring from a PepsiCo affiliate.
PepsiCo S.M.I.L.E Scholar Pamela Morales lately joined the corporate in a full-time position, and said: “As a PepsiCo Basis S.M.I.L.E. scholar turned intern, I’m so honored to obtain the chance to hitch the group as a full time affiliate. PepsiCo’s academic {and professional} assist has propelled me to new heights that, years in the past, I didn’t suppose I may attain. It’s very encouraging to work for a corporation that basically cares about their individuals, and for that, I’m perpetually grateful!”
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
Amazon’s Future Engineer Scholarship offers recipients hands-on expertise from the beginning. This “a complete childhood-to-career program aimed toward rising entry to laptop science training for college students from underserved and underrepresented communities” offers paid internship alternatives at Amazon for undergraduates, along with renewable scholarships totaling as much as $40,000 over 4 years.
2020 Future Engineer recipient Shamari Walker said: “I found my ardour for CS after I realized that it may function a approach to let my creativity circulation and assist make individuals’s lives simpler. In the course of the summer season of 2020 I interned for Amazon as an Amazon Future Engineer and one factor I loved essentially the most concerning the AFE program was the sense of neighborhood it supplied. Being an intern at a significant tech firm like Amazon after your freshman yr of faculty can appear daunting however when you’ve got a neighborhood of these just like you, it helps make your expertise 10X higher.”
And that’s just the start …
For those who’re seeking to increase the affect of your organization’s scholarship in your HR and expertise initiatives—or in the event you’re a scholar looking for greater than only a verify—these applications are a mannequin of find out how to do extra. Contact Scholarship America to be taught how one can be part of the motion!
