Coca-Cola Scholars Program

Ten awards available, $9,500 per student (awarded over two or four years) for First Generation students enrolling at Clayton State University meeting the eligibility criteria and demonstrating financial need. Students selected for these scholarships will be pursuing careers in areas related to health, health administration and wellness. This cohort will work with faculty, staff, and partnering organizations to create wellness assessments to better understand the health needs of our surrounding communities. The cohort will also engage in community outreach along with faculty to educate citizens on issues of morbidity as well as health disparities exacerbated by COVID-19.

Twenty awards available, $9,500 per student (awarded over two or four years) for Women in STEM. Fifteen scholarships will be awarded to women in support of environmental research, namely water quality research and testing in partnership with the Clayton County Water Authority and other organizations dedicated to preserving natural watersheds and wetlands. Five additional scholarships would be awarded to women studying mathematics/statistics to provide support in data-analytics for all research projects conducted by the cohorts.

Ten awards available, $9,500 per student (awarded over two or four years) for First Generation students enrolling at Clayton State University meeting the eligibility criteria and demonstrating financial need. Students selected for these scholarships will be pursuing careers in related civic, political science, sociology, or criminal justice fields of study. This cohort will work with faculty, to develop curriculum designed to help college students understand their relationship to all levels of government and discover their civic identity. The cohort will also engage with regional leaders to discuss policy initiatives, both at the municipal and state level.

Ten awards available, $9,500 per student (awarded over two or four years). Because of the interdisciplinary nature of social innovation, recipients can be First Generation or Women in STEM. Qualifying students may be considered from a wide range of degree programs. This cohort will work with faculty to identify persistent and systemic problems facing communities in South Metro Atlanta. They will engage with local leaders and community members to design programs that lead to innovative and sustainable solutions to advance the historically under-served communities within the University’s service area.

Twenty awards available, $9,500 per student (awarded over two or four years) for women pursuing studies in business related fields. The Women in Leadership cohort will engage with faculty from the College of Business to explore contemporary issues women face related to bias and leadership development. The cohort will further be broken into four groups of five women that will focus on project management for all participating cohorts; identifying goals and working with the participants of each cohort to ensure that desired outcomes are being met and tracked.