PG&E's Employee Resource/Engineering
Groups Also Offer College Scholarships for Combined Total of
$600,000 This Year
OAKLAND,
Calif., Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The PG&E
Corporation Foundation (PG&E Foundation) is inviting applicants
for its annual Better Together STEM Scholarship Program for
students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
disciplines.
The PG&E Foundation will provide $350,000 in total funding for 60 scholarships in
the amounts of $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500
awards for eligible students.
Better Together STEM Scholarships are designed to give the next
generation of Californians an opportunity to learn and succeed in
higher education and support students who have made an impact in
their community or who have overcome personal challenges.
"For more than a decade, The PG&E Corporation Foundation has
had the honor of helping students pursue careers as scientists,
engineers and innovators powering California's clean energy progress and future.
It is our privilege to play a part in helping these young people
grow and succeed in their academic and professional endeavors,"
said Carla Peterman, PG&E
Corporation Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief
Sustainability Officer, and Chair of the Board of The
Foundation.
The Better Together STEM Scholarship program has evolved over
the years to help lessen the financial burden of attending college
for more students and their families.
In 2023, The PG&E Foundation added a new $5,000 scholarship that expanded the program to
20 additional students — up from 40 to 60 student recipients. In
2022, responding to a trend in applications from students admitted
to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs),
eligibility expanded to students planning to attend HBCUs anywhere
in the United States, in addition
to California colleges and
universities.
Since 2012, the Better Together STEM Scholarship Program has
awarded $7.45 million to accomplished
students based on a combined demonstration of community leadership,
personal triumph, financial need and academic achievement. See
videos of prior STEM Scholarship recipients.
Deadline and criteria
Interested applicants can learn more and
apply here. Deadline to apply is March 14, 2025. Scholarships will be
awarded by August.
Scholarships will be awarded based on academic achievement,
demonstrated participation and leadership in school and community
activities, and financial need. Students must pursue qualifying
degrees in STEM disciplines include engineering, computer
science/information systems, cybersecurity, environmental sciences,
math and physics.
Applications are open to:
- High school seniors or graduates
- Students who have received a GED certification
- Current undergraduate students
- Non-traditional students or military veterans returning to
school or pursuing their first undergraduate degree
- Applicants must live or be a dependent of a resident in
PG&E's service area in Northern and Central California; plan to enroll in
full-time undergraduate study for the entire 2025-2026 academic
year; and be seeking their first undergraduate degree at an
accredited four-year institution in California or HBCU.
PG&E Employee Resource Group scholarships
In addition to the Better Together STEM Scholarship Program,
PG&E's 11 employee resource groups (ERGs) and two engineering
networking groups (ENGs) award scholarships to help offset the cost
of higher education. The funds are raised entirely through coworker
donations, coworker fundraising events and the company's coworker
giving program. Since 1989, more than $6
million in ERG/ENG scholarships have been received by
thousands of recipients. Apply here.
About The PG&E Corporation Foundation
The PG&E
Corporation Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, separate from PG&E and sponsored by PG&E
Corporation.
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