Pacific Gas and Electric has announced that more than 100 awards totaling nearly $200,000 are available through scholarships created by PG&E employee resource groups and engineering networks. These groups support and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion within PG&E.
A subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company is a natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California.
The scholarship applications, which are open to college-bound high schoolers and college students with a primary residence in Northern and Central California, must be submitted by Feb. 25. Click here for more information. The winners of these employee resource group (ERG) and engineering network group (ENG) awards will receive from $1,000 to $6,000 for exemplary scholastic achievement and community leadership to offset the cost of higher education.
“Our ERG and ENG scholarships will help develop our future leaders and breakthrough thinkers,” said Julius Cox, PG&E executive vice president, people, shared services, supply chain and enterprise change. “Many of our recipients are the first in their families to attend college. These scholarships are especially valuable to some of our applicants who’ve experienced financial challenges due to COVID-19. These awards are one way we’re delivering for our hometowns.”
Since 1989, PG&E’s employee resource groups (ERGs) and engineering network groups (ENGs) have awarded more than $5 million in scholarships to thousands of recipients. The funds are raised through employee donations, employee fundraising events, and Campaign for the Community, the company’s employee giving program. More than 6,000 PG&E employees belong to the ERGs and ENGs. Each group helps further the company’s commitment to serving its hometowns and growing employee engagement.
“As a first-generation college student, I never thought college would be a possibility for me due to financial hardships. It’s through scholarships like the PG&E Latino ERG scholarship that I’ll be able to continue my journey to higher education and making my dream of attending college a reality,” said Rebecca Hernandez, a 2021 Latino ERG scholarship recipient, who is majoring in ethnic studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
PG&E’s ERG and ENG scholarships are available through 13 groups, including the Latino employee resource group (ERG), the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers (STEM career employees), Veterans, and Women’s Network. Click here to apply.
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