Coca Cola Scholarship: Are You Qualified?Tip! Another mistake that you want to avoid is not following the directions that are clearly stated for applying for the scholarship. Some students seem to just send off generic packets of information to every college scholarship program they can find, but this would usually only guarantee failure. Before you apply for Coca Cola scholarship, here are the things you should know: Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation programs There are two types of Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation programs: · 2-Year Colleges Scholarship Program · Scholars Program for high school seniors 1. 2-Year Colleges Scholarship Program · Eligibility Permanent residents or U.S. citizens; Has a minimum of 2.5 GPA during time of nomination Has a minimum of 100 hours of community service within the period of 12 months before the nomination; with a plan to enroll in at least 2 courses through the next term at a 2-year degree granting institution. This type of scholarship is given to 350 eligible students planning to register in any credited two-year institutions anywhere in the country. Each scholarship is worth $1,000 to utilize for their tuition and educational expenses. 2. Scholars Program for high school seniors · Eligibility To become a Coca-Cola scholar, the applicant must be a high school senior in any school throughout the United States who can meet the requirements. Applicants are given 1 of 250 four-year merit-based scholarships. The applicant must submit his application from September up to the last day of October in his last year in high school. The person should not be a high school graduate before he/she applies. Tip! A scholarship application mistake that is often made is in filling out the form itself. Scholarship reviewers like to see the entire form filled in, so if there is a blank on the form make sure that it has something in it. · Requirements To become a Coca-Cola scholar, you must be: A U.S. National; U.S. Citizen; Temporary Resident; U.S. Permanent Resident; Asylee; Refugee; Humanitarian Parolee; or Cuban-Haitian Entrant; Presently enrolled as a high school senior and anticipates to graduate at the end of the school year during the same academic year when he or she made his or her application; Has a minimum of 3.00 GPA at the end of the junior year in high school; Has a plan to pursue degree from an accredited U.S. college institution ; A Coca-Cola scholar must not be grandchildren or children of officers, owners or employees of The Coca-Cola Company, Coca-Cola bottling companies, or other Company subsidiaries or divisions. · Submitting Application High school senior can apply his or her application during between September 1 and October 31. He or she can apply online. · Scholarship worth Each year, Coca-Cola awards 250 senior students with a merit-based scholarship. 200 of these are awarded with 4-year $4,000 scholarships ($1,000/yr for 4 years). The remaining 50 are awarded with 4-year $20,000 scholarships ($5,000/yr for 4 years). Application process The Coca-Cola scholarship program has preliminary application process that only requires online application. One problem here is that, there are fewer spaces to mention your activities. Tip! Some students fail in their quest for getting scholarship money because they simply don't try for enough scholarships when they apply. You need to think of this as a numbers game, and the more scholarships that you apply for, the better your chances of getting the money that you need. This content is provided by Low Jeremy and may be used only in its entirety with all links included. For more info on scholarships, please visit http://scholarship.articlekeep.com |
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