Toyota Scholarships
Green Vehicles and Strong Educational Initiatives
Toyota has been one of the foremost automotive innovators. The Japanese company brought affordable vehicles to the U.S. equipped with bells and whistles not typically seen on economy cars. The advantage in the market was Toyota’s ability to appeal to a youth-centric, college-educated clientele. Now its ability to further reinvent has put the company at the helm of the next generation of transportation with its new lines of hybrid vehicles and its future plans for green motoring.
While it may have its manufacturing beginnings in Japan, Toyota now is close to the "annual capacity to build nearly two million cars and trucks in North America." Manufacturing plants in the U.S. exist in Texas, California, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, and Alabama.
Community Philanthropy
Toyota is representative of many other corporations that realize their responsibilities to the global community.
In return for the allegiance of Americans, Toyota is active in funding community programs that support education, diversity, the environment and even the arts. One of the company’s programs assists U.S. teachers with a fully funded exchange program. The Toyota International Teacher Program provides a number of teachers with the unique opportunity to learn from their peers in another country. Past locations have included the Galapagos Islands and Japan.
Toyota Education Programs Include Scholarships and Internships
A significant part of Toyota’s community program is its involvement in education. Scholarships include:
- Over 100 graduating high school seniors may be eligible for huge four-year scholarships of up to $20,000 in the Toyota Community Scholars Program. U.S. high schools must nominate a candidate who is then selected from this larger pool. These are highly sought after awards.
- In partnership with organizations such as the United Negro College Fund, and the Hispanic College Fund, the Toyota Funded Scholarships provide underrepresented students with up to $5,000 awards.
- High school students are welcome to apply for the very popular Toyota/Youth for Understanding Summer Exchange Scholarship Program. Want to travel abroad for the summer? Awards provide a fully funded trip for a full summer homestay.
Education Programs Take Aim at Illiteracy
Toyota promotes literacy programs by generously funding programs through the National Center for Family Literacy. The Toyota Family Literacy Program targets Hispanic families with little to no skills.
