PepsiCo Foundation S.M.I.L.E.
The PepsiCo Foundation S.M.I.L.E. (Success Matters in Life & Education) Scholarship is designed to help students transition from designated partner community colleges to four-year colleges and universities. This program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Awards are granted without regard to creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability, or national origin.
PepsiCo Foundation S.M.I.L.E.
Ten (10) renewable $25,000 scholarships will be awarded to SUNY Westchester Community College students who plan to continue their education by pursuing a bachelor’s degree in September 2023.
Eligible applicants must:
- Identify as Black or African American or Hispanic or Latino
- Be a current college undergraduate or December 2022 graduate of SUNY Westchester Community College
- Must have completed 45 credit hours by January 2023
- Plan to enroll in fulltime undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university the entire upcoming 2023-2024 academic year, with anticipated graduation date in 2025
- Have a minimum grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)
- Have an indefinite right to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
- Planning to major in these subjects at transfer college
2023 PepsiCo Foundation S.M.I.L.E. Scholarship : Eligible Majors
STEM Majors
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Agricultural/Bioengineering
- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Cell/Cellular Biology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Engineering Technology
- Computer Network/Telecommunications
- Computer Science and Programming
- Computer Software and Media Application
- Computer System Administration
- Data Management Technology
- Drafting/CAD Technology, General
- Electrical, Electronic, and Communication Engineering
- Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology
- Engineering (Pre-Engineering), General
- Engineering Technology, General
- Environmental Control Technologies
- Environmental Science
- Food and Nutrition
- Food Sciences and Technology
- Industrial Engineering
- Information Science
- Information Technology
- Management Information Systems
- Mechanical Engineering
- Natural Resources Conservation, General
- Natural Resources Management
Business Majors:
- Actuarial Science
- Accounting
- Accounting Technology & Bookkeeping
- Agribusiness
- Business Administration
- Finance
- Human Resources Management
- International Business
- Logistics & Supply Chain Management
- Marketing
- Management Science
- Operations Management
- Organizational Leadership
- Project Management
- Quality Control & Safety Technologies
- Retail Management
- Sales Operations
- Special Products Marketing Operations
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Scholarship America
DEADLINE to apply: FEBRUARY 28, 2023 11:59 p.m. CT
https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/pepsicosmile/
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February 8, 2023
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Student Questions?
- pepsicosmile@scholarshipamerica.org
- Need help with the essay? WCC Academic Support Center’s Writing tutors can help!
- Email: askatutor-wri@sunywcc.edu
- Visit the Academic Support Center: G31 on the ground floor of the library building, 9 AM – 5 PM, Monday – Friday. Thank you and we look forward to helping applicants with their essays!
- https://www.sunywcc.edu/academics/asc/
2022 S.M.I.L.E. Scholarship Recipients and Their Transfer School
- Abigail Adane – Pace University
- Charlotte Ba – CUNY Lehman
- Eduardo Delgado – Boston Architectural College
- Aaron Howard Dunbar – University of Connecticut
- Ashley Gomez – Mercy College
- Daneka Green-Clarke – Mercy College
- Stacy Pessoa – Pace University
- Robert Philip – New York Institute of Technology
- Christian Sarmiento – Marist College
- Oscar Monroy Soto – New England Institute of Technology