Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship in USA 2025

The Coca-Cola Scholars Program is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to high school seniors for their leadership, service commitments, and contributions to their schools and communities. The program supports more than 1,400 college students annually with over $3.55 million in scholarships. Since its inception, it has provided over $84 million in educational support to more than 6,900 Coca-Cola Scholars.

Aim and Benefits

$20,000 scholarship for post-secondary education

Requirements

For the 2025 Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship, applicants must be:

Currently enrolled high school/home-schooled students attending school in one of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or select DoD schools who will graduate high school during the 2024-2025 academic school year (students graduating from an American or expat school abroad are not eligible for this award; individuals who have already graduated from high school are not eligible)
U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, U.S. Permanent Residents, Refugees, Asylees, Cuban-Haitian Entrants, or Humanitarian Parolees - based on the guidelines utilized by U.S. Department of Education for Federal Financial Aid eligibility
Expecting to receive high school diploma during current academic year
Planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution
Able to verify a minimum overall B/3.0 GPA in high school coursework

Applicants may not be:

Children or grandchildren of current employees, officers, or owners of Coca-Cola bottling companies, The Coca-Cola Company, Company divisions, or subsidiaries.
Children or grandchildren of former employees who are currently receiving retirement benefits based on their previous employment with Coca-Cola bottling companies, The Coca-Cola Company, Company divisions, or subsidiaries.
International students (with the exception of students at DoD schools)
High school graduates
Temporary residents