Taco Bell Is Giving Away More Than $13 Million In Scholarships And You Do Not Need A GPA To Apply.
The Taco Bell Foundation opened applications on October 27, 2026 for the 12th annual Live Más Scholarship, with more than $13 million available for Taco Bell fans and team members between the ages of 16 and 26, and unlike most scholarship programs it does not ask for a GPA, test scores, or even a resume, focusing instead on what applicants are passionate about and what they hope to build. Individual awards come in amounts of $5,000, $10,000, and $25,000, and the application window runs through January 5, 2027. The launch came with a surprise for Jose Q., a Taco Bell team member whose college plans had been put on hold by financial barriers, when company CEO Sean Tresvant handed him a $25,000 scholarship and welcomed him as the first member of the 2027 class.
The program has grown quickly since it began in 2015, having awarded more than $78 million to students in all 50 states, including a record $14.5 million to the class of 2026 selected from more than 41,000 applicants, and scholars can renew their awards up to three times, with more than 95 percent of eligible scholars who applied for renewal in 2025 receiving continued funding. Part of the money comes from customers who round up their orders at the register, with those donations averaging 43 cents per transaction and raising more than $51 million for the foundation in 2025. "To Live Más is to believe that your dreams are worth pursuing and that your path to success is yours to define," said Taco Bell Foundation Executive Director Morgan Tabor, and anyone between 16 and 26 with an ambition that feels out of reach can find eligibility details and start an application at tacobellfoundation.org.
