Taste of Tomorrow Scholarship Powered by the Pepsico Foundation (Deadline: January 7, 2026)

Who Can Apply: As a leading employer for STEM professionals and a company who champions diversity, 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.

• 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)

Submission:

• 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.

Deadline: January 7, 2026

Amount: $12,500

Learn More: https://scholarshipamerica.org/scholarship/tasteoftomorrow/