North Gwinnett High School student named Coca-Cola Scholar

      Arthur Ilyasov, a graduating senior from North Gwinnett High School, has been named a 2025 Coca-Cola Scholar. Arthur is one of 150 Scholars who will receive a $20,000 college scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. The Coca-Cola Scholars Scholarship is an achievement-based honor awarded to graduating high school seniors. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. 

     With the addition of the 2025 graduating class, the Foundation has provided more than 7,050 Coca-Cola Scholars nationwide with more than $87 million in educational support over 37 years.

     In addition to receiving college scholarships, students selected will be welcomed into a vibrant and growing Coca-Cola Scholar family that has become a powerful force for positive change in the world. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation hosts frequent receptions throughout the country and invites Scholars from all classes to return to Atlanta for a Leadership Summit every five years to engage in the Coca-Cola Scholars Leadership Summit. Through networking, collaborations, and friendships, the group strives to make a greater impact together. Initiatives include a podcast called The SIP and the ninth year of a coaching program that partners seasoned Scholars with first-year Scholars as they transition to college.

     The Coca-Cola Scholars Scholarship is unique in that recipients have between four and 10 years to use the full award and may opt to defer all or part of it within that 10-year timeframe. The funds can be used for tuition at an accredited college or university or other educational expenses specified by the Foundation, such as on-campus housing, a computer, or textbooks.