2-19-2024 8:53pm

Kroger and P&G Open Applications for the 2024 Game Changers Scholarship

Beth Callahan Editor

CINCINNATI, OH -- The Cincinnati/Dayton Division of Kroger and The Procter & Gamble Company today announced the application period for its 2024 Game Changers Scholarship is now open. The Cincinnati/Dayton will award one scholarship of $2,000 to a local underrepresented female student pursuing a business, science, technical and/or liberal arts undergraduate degree or certificate. Together, the Game Changers Scholarship, presented by The Kroger Foundation and The Always® Brand will award more than $45,000 in scholarships to 23 women across the country.

“The Cincinnati/Dayton Division is proud to team up with P&G for the Game Changers Scholarship, championing local women in their educational pursuits,” said Jenifer Moore, Corporate Affairs Manager, Cincinnati/Dayton Division. “Together, The Kroger Foundation and The Always® Brand will award one $2,000 scholarship to a student local in our community. We invite and uplift all tri-state area underrepresented female scholars to apply.”

Selection will be based on an overall assessment of academic performance, leadership skills, character, community service and school involvement of exceptional women of underrepresented backgrounds with financial need. To be eligible for selection, applicants must be enrolled in or accepted to part-time or full-time programs during the 2024-2025 academic year at an accredited, non-profit college, university, technical or vocational institution. Applicants must be female and from an underrepresented background, pursuing a business, science, technical and/or liberal arts undergraduate degree or certificate. Applicants must have a high school or college cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 as determined by the transcript and have an unmet financial need as determined by the Student Aid Report (SAR). All Kroger and P&G employees and their dependents are ineligible to receive this award.

The scholarship selection process and program are administered by Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) and Scholarship Management Resources (SMR), an independent scholarship services provider to manage the scholarship program, including selecting the recipients. This structure ensures a fair and objective-based selection process. For more information about the program and to begin the application process, visit here.

The deadline to apply is May 12, 2024.