Application Deadline is March 15, 2024
OAKLAND,
Calif., Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas
and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that scholarship
applications are now being accepted for college-bound high
schoolers as well as current college and continuing education
students with a primary residence in Northern and Central California.
More than $200,000 is being made
available through scholarships created by PG&E's 11 employee
resource groups (ERG) and two engineering network groups (ENG).
These groups support and advance diversity, equity, inclusion and
belonging within PG&E and the hometowns it serves.
These scholarships are awarded annually to help offset the cost
of higher education. ERG and ENG scholarship winners will receive
awards ranging from $1,000 to
$6,000 for exemplary scholastic
achievement and community leadership.
PG&E ERG and ENG scholarship information, including
criteria and applications, is available on PG&E's
website. To be considered for a scholarship, all
applications must be submitted by March 15,
2024.
"Our ERG and ENG scholarships support the ambitions and dreams
of young people in our communities. These awards help develop our
future leaders and breakthrough thinkers and are part of how we're
living our purpose at PG&E—delivering for our hometowns,
serving our planet, and leading with love," said Marie Waugh, PG&E Vice President, Chief
Talent, Culture and Inclusion Officer.
Making an impact
"I am the first in my family to go to school in America and the
costs of higher education came as a big shock to us. Thanks to this
scholarship, college has become more affordable for me. Earning a
computer science degree will help me enter the tech industry and
make an impact on my community through technology," said
Megan Jacob, a 2023 National Society
of Black Engineers (NSBE) ENG scholarship recipient, who's majoring
in computer science at UCLA.
Since 1989, PG&E's ERGs and ENGs have awarded more than
$6 million in scholarships to
thousands of recipients. The funds are raised entirely through
employee donations, employee fundraising events and Campaign for
the Community, the company's employee giving program.
More than 6,000 of PG&E's 26,000 coworkers belong to ERGs
and ENGs. Each group helps further the company's commitment to
serving its hometowns and growing coworker engagement.
PG&E's ERG and ENG scholarships are available through these
13 groups:
- Access Network (individuals with disabilities)
- AAPI (Asian American, Pacific Islander)
- Black
- Latino
- Legacy (tenured coworkers)
- MEENA (Middle East,
Europe, and North Africa)
- National Society of Black Engineers (STEM career
coworkers)
- NuEnergy (newer coworkers)
- PrideNetwork (LGBTQ+ coworkers)
- Samahan (Filipino)
- Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers (STEM career
coworkers)
- Veterans
- Women's Network
Other scholarship opportunities
Besides the ERG and ENG scholarships, the Pacific Service
Employees Association (PSEA), a nonprofit mutual benefit
organization serving PG&E coworkers and retirees, also provides
scholarships for dependents of company coworkers. In addition,
PG&E Corporation is providing STEM scholarships through its
Better Together STEM scholarships program.
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 sixteen million people across 70,000 square miles in
Northern and Central California.
For more information,
visit pge.com and pge.com/news
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