Hande Yildirimkaya
Istanbul, Turkey
PepsiCo Foundation ExCEL Award, 2007-10

I am studying Industrial Engineering at Kadir Has University in Turkey, thanks to the PepsiCo Foundation and Scholarship America. In 2007, I learned about this scholarship thanks to my father. After a few months, I not only passed the university exam to be admitted to Kadir Has University, but learned that I received this scholarship. When I was a child, I dreamed of being an engineer, and I will reach this dream thanks to Scholarship America.

At university, I was rewarded with honor and high honor degrees due to my high grades. Furthermore, this year, I was an intern at PepsiCo Beverages in Turkey thanks to this scholarship. I carried out a project studying waste at PepsiCo. As a result of my education and internship, I will be able to fulfill my desire to become an Industrial Engineer.

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