{"id":96065,"date":"2021-09-23T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-kia-announces-2021-class-of-the-great-unknowns-scholarship-recipients\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T06:02:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T10:02:00","slug":"english-kia-announces-2021-class-of-the-great-unknowns-scholarship-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/english-kia-announces-2021-class-of-the-great-unknowns-scholarship-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia Announces 2021 Class Of The Great Unknowns Scholarship Recipients"},"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]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">IRVINE, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 23, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> today welcomed the third class of Great Unknowns Scholarship recipients from across the U.S. The 16 scholarship recipients are planning to pursue a college undergraduate degree in one of the following disciplines: Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Arts, or Math (STEAM).\u00a0 They were chosen based on financial need, academic performance, and how they are inspired to make a big difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnevid6980left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\" title=\"Kia Announces 2021 class of the Great Unknowns Scholarship recipients\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"playerFrameVideo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1fCw68d9CQA?autoplay=0\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" data-poster=\"http:\/\/\" data-autostart=\"false\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\/>\n  <\/div>\n<p>More than 45 students have received the <span class=\"xn-money\">$5,000<\/span> yearly scholarship since 2019.\u00a0 A video introducing this year&#8217;s recipients shares how they will approach their studies to achieve their ambitions.\u00a0 The video can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3300491-1&amp;h=1965155096&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D1fCw68d9CQA&amp;a=here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At Kia America, we believe movement inspires ideas. From engineering, to innovation, to design, we are relentless in our mission to make vehicles whose quality we are proud to stand behind,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Russell Wager<\/span>, vice president, marketing, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span>. &#8220;Our dedication to innovation extends to the community.\u00a0 We are proud to support talented students in their endeavors to build a better future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s recipients have declared majors at some of the most prestigious colleges across the U.S. in many of today&#8217;s most competitive industries, including: Biology, Computer Science, Dairy Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, Neuroscience and Pre-Med.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kia&#8217;s &#8220;Great Unknows&#8221; scholarship program is a key tenant of the &#8220;Accelerate The Good&#8221; initiative, which has provided more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$2.5 million<\/span> to those in need since 2019. In addition to monetary donations, Kia Team Member volunteers assembled personal protective equipment (PPE) at Kia&#8217;s manufacturing plant in <span class=\"xn-location\">Georgia<\/span> for front line medical staff early in the COVID-19 pandemic, ultimately delivering more than 550,000 face shields to hospitals and medical centers across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\n    <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> &#8211; about us<\/b><br \/>\n    <br \/><i>Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Irvine, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> continues to top automotive quality surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia serves as the &#8220;Official Automotive Partner&#8221; of the NBA and offers a complete range of vehicles sold through a network of more than 750 dealers in the U.S., including cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America. Kia plans to deliver 11 electrified products globally by 2026 under the company&#8217;s Plan S that will transition Kia into a Sustainable Mobility Company. <\/i>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    <i>For media information, including photography, visit\u00a0<\/i><br \/>\n    <i><br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3300491-1&amp;h=3975678879&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FyDOaCn57L4hjZQ4Oip44X7%3Fdomain%3Dnam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com&amp;a=www.kiamedia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.kiamedia.com<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/i><br \/>\n    <i>.\u00a0<\/i><br \/>\n    <i>To receive custom email notifications for press releases the moment they are published, subscribe at\u00a0<\/i><br \/>\n    <i><br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3300491-1&amp;h=908014183&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FlpeyCo28M4tZVJAqH7DRXw%3Fdomain%3Dnam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com&amp;a=www.kiamedia.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Fnewsalert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.kiamedia.com\/us\/en\/newsalert<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/i><br \/>\n    <i>.<\/i>\n  <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgd60aleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgd60aleft\" title=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1442697\/Kia_New_Logo.jpg\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Video &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3300491-1&amp;h=1502019588&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D1fCw68d9CQA&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D1fCw68d9CQA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1fCw68d9CQA<\/a><br \/>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3300491-1&amp;h=3964682277&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1442697%2FKia_New_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1442697%2FKia_New_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1442697\/Kia_New_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">IRVINE, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 23, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> today welcomed the third class of Great Unknowns Scholarship recipients from across the U.S. The 16 scholarship recipients are planning to pursue a college undergraduate degree in one of the following disciplines: Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Arts, or Math (STEAM).\u00a0 They were chosen based on financial need, academic performance, and how they are inspired to make a big difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automotriz"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}