{"id":133176,"date":"2022-08-15T06:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-frito-lay-invests-500000-in-scholarship-program-with-the-united-negro-college-fund-to-provide-college-education-for-black-and-hispanic-students\/"},"modified":"2022-08-15T06:30:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T10:30:02","slug":"frito-lay-invierte-500000-en-un-programa-de-becas-con-united-negro-college-fund-para-brindar-educacion-universitaria-a-estudiantes-afroamericanos-e-hispanos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/frito-lay-invierte-500000-en-un-programa-de-becas-con-united-negro-college-fund-para-brindar-educacion-universitaria-a-estudiantes-afroamericanos-e-hispanos\/","title":{"rendered":"Frito-Lay Invests $500,000 in Scholarship Program with the United Negro College Fund to Provide College Education for Black and Hispanic Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>Program will Help Reduce Financial Barriers and Benefit Students Across 10 U.S. Cities<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">PLANO, Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 12, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Frito-Lay today announced a partnership with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) that will further enable Black and Hispanic students across 10 U.S. cities to attend college. The snack leader is investing <span class=\"xn-money\">$500,000<\/span> in need-based scholarships to help reduce the financial barriers of attending and graduating college. Students are encouraged to apply beginning now and until submissions close <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 29<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgfb45left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgfb45left\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1476721\/Frito_Lay_Good_Fun_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The scholarship will be accessible to students in <span class=\"xn-location\">Atlanta<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Dallas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Detroit<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Houston<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Orlando<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span> Each scholarship will provide assistance of up to <span class=\"xn-money\">$5,000<\/span> each to 100 Black and Hispanic students.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Investing in these students means investing in tomorrow&#8217;s success. It&#8217;s a privilege to play a role in their futures,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Steven Williams<\/span>, CEO PepsiCo Foods North America. &#8220;At Frito-Lay, we&#8217;re proud to celebrate diversity at every level of our organization and remain committed to supporting future generations through resources that enable them to continue their education journey and achieve long-term success.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the largest scholarships in Frito-Lay history and an extension of Frito-Lay&#8217;s commitment to the PepsiCo Racial Equality Journey initiative, which will contribute <span class=\"xn-money\">$570 million<\/span> to address issues of inequality over the next five years. This also represents the first partnership between Frito-Lay and UNCF, which has a 75-year legacy of helping to provide equal access to education for all Americans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to partner with Frito-Lay to support underrepresented groups in the communities that we call home,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Maurice E. Jenkins, Jr.<\/span>, executive vice president and chief development officer, UNCF. &#8220;This partnership helps us to further act on our vision of a nation where all Americans have equal access to a college education that prepares them for rich intellectual lives, competitive and fulfilling careers and engaged citizenship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The eligibility for scholarship selection requires that a student be Black or Hispanic and be enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college. To view the full list of criteria and to apply, click <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3620279-1&amp;h=929888260&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fscholarships.uncf.org%2FToProgram%2FFritoLayUNCF&amp;a=here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About <span class=\"xn-person\">Frito-Lay North America<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Frito-Lay North America<\/span> is the <span class=\"xn-money\">$19 billion<\/span> convenient foods division of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP), which is headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Purchase, NY<\/span>. Frito-Lay snacks include Lay&#8217;s and Ruffles potato chips, Doritos tortilla chips, Cheetos snacks, Tostitos tortilla chips and branded dips, SunChips multigrain snacks and Fritos corn chips. The company operates 30+ manufacturing facilities across the U.S. and <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>, more than 200 distribution centers and services 315,000 retail customers per week through its direct-store-delivery model. Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate website,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3620279-1&amp;h=948291167&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-eu.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FSkcOCnYp5HE1NGVuJwP0V%3Fdomain%3Dfritolay.com&amp;a=www.fritolay.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.fritolay.com<\/a>, on Twitter (@fritolay), on Instagram (@fritolay) and on Facebook (Frito-Lay).<\/p>\n<p><b>About UNCF<\/b><\/p>\n<p>UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation&#8217;s largest and most effective minority education\u00a0organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports students&#8217;\u00a0education and\u00a0development through scholarships and other programs, supports and strengthens its 37 member\u00a0colleges and universities, and advocates for the importance of minority education and college\u00a0readiness. While totaling only 3% of all colleges and universities, UNCF institutions and other historically Black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 13% of bachelor&#8217;s degrees, 5% of master&#8217;s degrees, 10% of doctoral degrees and 24% of all STEM degrees earned by Black students in higher education. UNCF administers more than 400\u00a0programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and\u00a0curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at\u00a0over 1,100 colleges and universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch of leadership\u00a0in education and its widely recognized trademark,\u00a0\u201fA mind is a terrible thing to waste.&#8221;<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3620279-1&amp;h=2870909562&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Funcf.org%2F&amp;a=UNCF.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">UNCF.org<\/a> or for\u00a0continuous\u00a0updates and news, follow UNCF on Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3620279-1&amp;h=3271783220&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FUNCF&amp;a=%40UNCF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@UNCF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3620279-1&amp;h=1948707074&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1476721%2FFrito_Lay_Good_Fun_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1476721%2FFrito_Lay_Good_Fun_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1476721\/Frito_Lay_Good_Fun_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  <span class=\"xn-person\">Frito-Lay North America<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><i>Program will Help Reduce Financial Barriers and Benefit Students Across 10 U.S. Cities<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">PLANO, Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 12, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Frito-Lay today announced a partnership with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) that will further enable Black and Hispanic students across 10 U.S. cities to attend college. 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