Toyota Making Life Easier (MLE) Scholarship Program
Funding Amount
$1,000,000+ annually (100 scholarships awarded in 2020)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Toyota's Making Life Easier program awards scholarships to high school graduates to help them pursue college education.
Key Facts:
- Since 2007, the program has awarded $9.4 million in scholarships to more than 2,300 students
- Works with 65 select nonprofit partners
- In 2020, 100 deserving high school graduates received $1,000,000 in total scholarships
Geographic Scope: United States
Eligibility: High school graduates affiliated with Toyota's select nonprofit partners
Contact Information:
- Autos Drive America
- 801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 945
- Washington, D.C. 20004
- 202-650-5555
What Autos Drive America actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2020
- 1
- Total given
- $15K
- Median grant
- $15K
- By dollars: Michigan 100%. Top recipient cities: Ann Arbor, MI.
Example grants
Center for Automotive Research · Ann Arbor, MI
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$15K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- College prep
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