$350,000 from
The PG&E Corporation Foundation will Help Students Pursuing
Higher Education
OAKLAND,
Calif., Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The PG&E
Corporation Foundation is awarding 60 students from across Pacific
Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) service area with 2024 Better
Together STEM Scholarships.
The PG&E Corporation Foundation (PG&E Foundation) funds
the Better Together STEM Scholarship program. This year, the
PG&E Foundation is sponsoring 20 scholarships of $10,000, 20 scholarships of $5,000, and 20 scholarships of $2,500 each, for a total of $350,000. These charitable donations come from
PG&E shareholders, not PG&E customers.
Scholarships are awarded to students pursuing degrees in
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disciplines. STEM
education fosters ingenuity, creativity, and experimentation,
leading to new ideas, innovations, and technological advancements
that can have global impact.
Alexis Schoel, from Yuba City, comes from a small school of less
than 50 students where she took Advanced Placement courses. She
hopes to be the first in her family to obtain a bachelor's degree
with the help of her Better Together STEM scholarship.
"This accomplishment is not just for me, but also for my family.
This scholarship will help me achieve all my future goals of
becoming an engineer and maybe even one day leading my own team of
engineers," said Schoel, who will major in mechanical engineering
at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Samuel Badilla, of Reedley, will major in environmental studies
at the University of Southern
California.
"Someone at PG&E believed that I can succeed in college and
positively make a difference in the world's fight for the
environment and sustainability, and that support allows me to
believe in myself as well," said Badilla.
Scholarships are based on academic achievement, demonstrated
participation and leadership in school and community activities,
and financial need. You can see the full list of this year's
scholarship recipients here and watch a video of prior scholar
Ella Heimbrodt whose passion to
understanding the effects of climate change led her to major in
sustainable environmental design at UC Berkeley.
"For more than a decade, The PG&E Corporation Foundation has
helped lessen the financial burden of higher education for
families, and supported students as they pursue their college
dreams and STEM-based education — it's a tradition that we are
grateful to be able to continue. These scholars are our future
doers and thinkers and will help solve tomorrow's problems, come up
with solutions to better care for our planet and communities, and
we can't wait to see all that they will accomplish," said
Carla Peterman, PG&E Corporation
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief
Sustainability Officer, and Chair of the Board of The PG&E
Corporation Foundation.
Scholarship recipients must plan to enroll in full-time
undergraduate study for the entire 2024-2025 academic year and be
seeking their first undergraduate degree at an accredited four-year
institution in California, or at a
Historically Black College and University (HBCU) anywhere in
the United States. HBCU
eligibility was added two years ago in response to a trend in
applications from students admitted to HBCUs, none of which are in
California.
Supporting Local Scholars
Since 2012, the Better Together STEM Scholarship Program has
awarded nearly $7.5 million to
accomplished students — all charitable donations from PG&E
shareholders, not customers.
In addition to the Better Together STEM Scholarship Program,
PG&E's 11 employee resource groups (ERGs) and two engineering
networking groups (ENGs) award scholarships to help offset the cost
of higher education. The funds are raised entirely through employee
donations, employee fundraising events and Campaign for the
Community, the company's employee giving program. Since 1989, more
than $6 million ERG/ENG
Scholarships have been received by thousands of
recipients.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric
utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square
miles in Northern and Central
California. For more information, visit
www.pge.com/ and http://www.pge.com/about/newsroom/.
About The PG&E Corporation Foundation
The PG&E
Corporation Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, separate from PG&E and sponsored by PG&E
Corporation.
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