PepsiCo Foundation Family Scholars
Since 1996, the PepsiCo Foundation has awarded up to 400 new scholarships each year for postsecondary education for children of PepsiCo associates. The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants to the PepsiCo Foundation Family Scholars (formerly the ExCEL Scholarship) must be:
- Dependent* children, age 24 and under, of regular full-time or part-time hourly or salaried employees of PepsiCo Inc. Eligible employees must be actively employed in good standing, or on an approved leave of absence during the verification process. Executives in LG4 and above roles and eCommerce employees in C2 and C1 roles are not eligible.
*Dependent children are defined as natural or legally adopted children or dependent stepchildren primarily supported by the employee (i.e., the employee must provide more than half of the child’s total support during the calendar year).
- Students in their final year of high school/upper secondary school, high school/upper secondary school graduates, or current college/university who will be enrolled in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire 2026-27 academic year and are pursuing their first undergraduate degree.
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Deadline: February 10, 2026
