The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to students in their final year of high school. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. With the addition of the 2026 class, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation will have provided more than 7,200 Coke Scholars nationwide with over $90 million in scholarships as it celebrates 40 years of impact since its founding in 1986. 150 Coca-Cola Scholars are selected each year to receive this $20,000 scholarship.

To be eligible for consideration for the 2027 Coca-Cola 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 2026-2027 academic school year (students graduating from an American or expat school abroad or from a U.S. territory not referenced above are not eligible for this award; individuals who have already graduated from high school or who will not graduate in the 2026-2027 school year are not eligible)
• U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, U.S. Permanent Residents (not Temporary 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 – must meet eligibility at time of submitting this application; those with pending applications should not apply
• Planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. college or university

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, officers, or owners of Coca-Cola bottling companies, The Coca-Cola Company, Company divisions or subsidiaries who are currently receiving retirement benefits from those entities
• Students attending school outside of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico (with the exception of students attending select DoD schools; students graduating from an American or expat school abroad or from a U.S. territory not referenced above are not eligible for this award, even if they meet the other criteria)
• High school graduates (if you received a high school diploma prior to the 2026-2027 school year, you are not eligible)
• Temporary Residents (if your permanent legal residence is outside the U.S., you are not eligible)

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