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  • Individuals

    Discover financial solutions that protect your future and provide peace of mind. Whether you're exploring annuities, life insurance, or understanding employee benefits through your workplace, Pacific Life offers resources and products designed to meet your personal and family goals.

  • Employers

    Support your workforce with innovative employee benefits and retirement solutions. Pacific Life partners with business owners, benefits administrators, and pension fund managers to create customized programs that attract and retain top talent while securing their financial future.

  • Institutions

    Simplify complex retirement and pension risk management with our tailored solutions for large organizations. Pacific Life specializes in working with institutions to address their unique challenges, offering expertise in pension de-risking and strategic retirement planning for a more secure future.

  • Financial Professionals & Brokers

    Empower your clients with confidence by leveraging Pacific Life’s comprehensive portfolio of financial products. From annuities to life insurance, we provide the tools, resources, and support to help financial advisors and brokers deliver exceptional value and long-term results.

Meet the 2026 Life Lessons College Scholarship Winners
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The Pacific Life Foundation Awards $75,000 in College Scholarships to Five Students Who Lost a Parent Without Life Insurance

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Every year, Pacific Life employees have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of students facing extraordinary challenges. Guided by Pacific Life's value of Integrity and a commitment to community impact, more than 280 employees and summer interns volunteered their time to review applications for the Life Happens Life Lessons Scholarship Program, helping select this year's scholarship recipients.

Now in its ninth year of partnership with Life Happens, the Pacific Life Foundation awarded $75,000 in scholarships to five students, three from California, one from Nebraska, and one from North Carolina, who lost a parent without life insurance. The scholarships help ease the financial burden of pursuing higher education while highlighting the important role life insurance can play in protecting families' financial security.

Access to education is central to aligning Pacific Life's purpose of providing Confidence for Generations with its philanthropic investments in college and career readiness. To date, the Foundation has contributed $700,000 in college scholarships through the Life Lessons Scholarship Program, focusing on students in communities across the United States where Pacific Life has major offices. By supporting the program, the Foundation helps remove barriers to higher education and create opportunities for students working to build brighter futures for themselves and their families.

Learn More about our 2026 recipients

Kailey O.

Major: Psychology

What college are you attending in the fall?
University of North Carolina Wilmington

What are you majoring in?
Psychology, with minors in neuroscience, biology, and premedical sciences, as I work toward becoming a neuroscientist who helps people navigate adversity.

Who is a role model in your life?
My mother, who passed away unexpectedly four years ago following a routine surgery. She was a brilliant and caring person who used her talents to help others, and her example continues to inspire me every day.

What does being awarded this scholarship mean to you?
Being awarded this scholarship is life changing for both me and my family. It means the world to me to know that I am being supported on my personal and educational journey to use my talents to help others.

Kaylee P.

Major: Chemical Engineering

What college are you attending in the fall?
University of Southern California

What are you majoring in?
Chemical engineering with an emphasis in biological and pharmaceutical engineering, with plans to pursue drug development.

Who is a role model in your life?
My mom, who inspired me to be resilient.

What does being awarded this scholarship mean to you?
Being awarded this scholarship means more to me than words could express. I am extremely grateful and honored to receive such a generous scholarship that will allow me to continue my education and keep me on the path to becoming a veterinarian.

Nikhil R.

Major: Mechanical Engineering

What college are you attending in the fall?
Carnegie Mellon University

What are you majoring in?
Mechanical engineering, with the goal of pursuing a career in robotics and helping build the next generation of robots.

Who is a role model in your life?
My dad has been a major influence on my views when it comes to a career. He always reminded me and my twin sister that we should do what we love. For me, that ended up being solving problems using multidisciplinary approaches, and I'm excited to pursue that passion in college.

What does being awarded this scholarship mean to you?
This scholarship means increased freedom in pursuing my dreams in college and beyond.

Paige P.

Major: Doctor of Physical Therapy

What college are you attending in the fall?
University of Nebraska Medical Center

What are you majoring in?
I am pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, which will help me achieve my goal of becoming a physical therapist and serving older adults through geriatric home health care.

Who is a role model in your life?
My mom, who was one of the kindest and most selfless people I knew. Her commitment to serving others through her teaching and community support efforts inspired my own desire to build a career focused on helping people.

What does being awarded this scholarship mean to you?
This scholarship is truly life-changing, not just for me, but for every patient I will one day have the privilege of helping.

Rhiann N.

Major: Computer Science

What college are you attending in the fall?
De Anza Community College

What are you majoring in?
Computer science, with plans to transfer and pursue additional studies in neuroscience or bioinformatics while working toward a career in bioengineering and medical technology innovation.

Who is a role model in your life?
I am inspired by entrepreneurs, engineers, and leaders who dedicated years of hard work toward achieving ambitious goals, overcoming setbacks and rejection to create technologies that changed the world.

What does being awarded this scholarship mean to you?
To me, this scholarship represents the fact that our greatest challenges and life lessons need not define us by the trauma they inflict. If you choose to overcome them, they can become part of your story that inspires you to rise to your fullest potential and discover the purpose you're meant to pursue.