PepsiCo Foundation Scholarship Program 2009, Stanford University,USA

PepsiCo Foundation Scholarship Program 2009, Summer Institute for General Management, Stanford University, USA

Diversity often means different things to different people. At the Stanford Graduate School of Business, diversity refers to the wide range of individual perspectives encompassed within each class. These perspectives are related to-but not defined exclusively by-students’ ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, nationalities, gender, sexual orientation, education, work and life experiences, and career aspirations.

The PepsiCo Foundation shares Stanford’s commitment to diversity. In business, understanding different cultures is a major advantage. In fact, PepsiCo views diversity as a key to its future. Their brands appeal to an extraordinarily diverse array of customers. And they are sold by an equally diverse group of retailers. Building a workplace where diversity is valued helps build the top-quality workforce so crucial to their success-by enabling PepsiCo to attract and retain great people from a wide spectrum of backgrounds.

Tuition Scholarship

In collaboration with PepsiCo Foundation and through its generous contribution to the program, the Institute will offer up to five tuition scholarships for the 2009 Summer Institute Program. To be considered for a scholarship please review the below criteria and complete the requested forms. The Summer Institute Admissions Committee will review all applications of candidates and select a group of finalists. Decisions will be based on the requested information submitted. All applicants applying to be considered for the PepsiCo Foundation Scholarship will be notified of the results by the beginning of April.

Application Deadline and Form

February 9, 2009 You may access the application form through the Financial Aid section of the on-line application.

Recipients of the scholarship must first be admitted into the Summer Institute for General Management (SIGM). However, you must submit the PepsiCo application with your SIGM application. We will review your PepsiCo application only if you are admitted into SIGM.

Financial Need

The Stanford Graduate School of Business Summer Institute PepsiCo Foundation Scholarships is designed to increase the diversity (broadly defined) of the Institute’s student participants. Through the generous contribution of the PepsiCo Foundation, we can offer a very limited number of full-tuition scholarships for the program.

Application Requirements

In addition to the completion of the full Summer Institute application, applicants must provide the essay described below . The additional 2009 Application for the PepsiCo Foundation Scholarship must be submitted along with hardcopies of all of the required documents. You may submit all the necessary documents via email.

Essay

The educational experience of our students is enriched by the diverse backgrounds of the participants in the Summer Institute. It is our goal that the recipients of the PepsiCo Foundation Scholarships will make unique contributions to the intellectual diversity of the Summer Institute class. We ask that applicants for the scholarship answer the following question in addition to the Summer Institute application:

The Stanford Graduate School of Business believes that having a student body that is both excellent and diverse in terms of culture, socio-economic status, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, skills and interests, work and life experiences is an important contributor to the richness of the educational process. How will your background, perspective and experiences contribute such diversity in the Summer Institute?

Your response to the above question is very important for the application process. Please limit your response to a total of 500 words.

If chosen as a scholarship recipient, you will be required to submit an annual report detailing your academic and professional endeavors to the Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Admissions Office for a period of five years following your participation in the Summer Institute. This report will be due on June 30th of each year.

Should you have questions about the Summer Institute PepsiCo Scholarships, please contact:

Matt Selaya
Summer Institute for General Management
Stanford Graduate School of Business518 Memorial WayStanford, CA 94305-5015
Phone: 650.724.3326 Toll Free Phone: 866.542.2205 (U.S. and Canada Only)
Fax: 650.723.3950
Email: selaya_matt@gsb.stanford.edu

Further Scholarship Information and Application