{"id":886365,"date":"2025-09-15T12:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-kroger-co-foundation-awards-106-scholarships-to-children-of-kroger-associates\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:02:36","slug":"the-kroger-co-foundation-awards-106-scholarships-to-children-of-kroger-associates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/the-kroger-co-foundation-awards-106-scholarships-to-children-of-kroger-associates\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kroger Co. Foundation Awards 106 Scholarships to Children of Kroger Associates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">\n        <i>Foundation has granted more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$5 million<\/span> in scholarship funds<\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><br \/>\n          <span class=\"xn-location\">CINCINNATI<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 15, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The\u00a0Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Foundation today announced the Kroger Scholars for the 2025-2026 academic year, awarding <span class=\"xn-money\">$265,000<\/span> to 106 students. All scholars are the children of Kroger associates and receive <span class=\"xn-money\">$2,500<\/span> toward any accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational program. Launched in 2008, the Kroger Scholars Program has awarded more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$5 million<\/span> in scholarship funds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1155202\/Kroger_Co_Logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1155202\/Kroger_Co_Logo.jpg\" title=\"The Kroger Co. Logo (PRNewsfoto\/The Kroger Co.)\" alt=\"The Kroger Co. Logo (PRNewsfoto\/The Kroger Co.)\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This support truly makes a difference for my family,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Kenzie Wyman<\/span>, a Kroger Scholar pursuing a degree in business at\u00a0Columbus State University. &#8220;The Kroger scholarship allows me to focus more on my studies and pursue my athletic career without the added stress of financial pressure. I&#8217;m truly grateful for this opportunity and all it represents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 2025-2026 Kroger Scholars will be represented at more than 85 institutions across the U.S. Students were selected based on a broad range of criteria, including volunteering, civic service, extracurricular activities, academic performance and work experience.<\/p>\n<p>A company-wide program presented by The Kroger Co. Foundation, Kroger Scholars is open to children (biological, adopted and stepchildren) of associates in the Kroger Family of Companies who have two years of service and have worked at least 1,000 hours per year. To learn more about The Kroger Co. Foundation, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4509413-1&amp;h=40138466&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thekrogerco.com%2Fcommunity%2F&amp;a=here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kroger also offers a tuition reimbursement program for its associates, contributing up to <span class=\"xn-money\">$21,000<\/span> for both part-time and full-time associates. Since its inception, the program has contributed more than\u202f$64 million\u202fto empower associates at the Kroger Family of Companies to further their education with 90% of the recipients being hourly associates.\u00a0Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4509413-1&amp;h=3346896442&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D4428805-1%26h%3D1010433537%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D4277352-1%2526h%253D2500691271%2526u%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fkrogerfamilycareers.com%25252F%2526a%253Dkrogerfamilycareers.com%26a%3Dkrogerfamilycareers.com&amp;a=krogerfamilycareers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">krogerfamilycareers.com<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about pursuing a career at Kroger.<\/p>\n<p>The Kroger Co. has been honored by\u202f<a 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