Sallie Mae ® Awards $250,000 in Scholarships to Expand Access to Higher Education
November 01 2023 - 10:21AM
Business Wire
The Bridging the Dream Scholarship for High
School Seniors Provides Up to $10,000 to Under-resourced and
Underrepresented Students
To commemorate National Scholarship Month, Sallie Mae, today
announced the latest recipients of its Bridging the Dream
Scholarship for High School Seniors. The Sallie Mae Fund -- the
company's charitable arm -- has partnered with Thurgood Marshall
College Fund for the last three years to award scholarships to
deserving, under-resourced and underrepresented students.
"Expanding access and affordability is central to our mission at
Sallie Mae and why we continue to offer scholarship programs that
reach those students who often need the most support,” said Nic
Jafarieh, executive vice president, Sallie Mae. “This year’s
diverse and impressive Bridging the Dream scholarship recipients
were selected from more than 1,100 applicants nationwide, and a
majority are attending Historically Black Colleges and
Universities.”
“Our commitment to students from historically underrepresented
communities is realized through programs like The Sallie Mae Fund’s
Bridging the Dream Scholarship,” said Dr. Harry L. Williams,
president and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund. “We are grateful
for this ongoing partnership and shared mission of making higher
education more accessible and affordable.”
This year’s Bridging the Dream Scholarship recipients are:
- Mohamed Adam of New Hyde Park, N.Y., attending Stony Brook
University
- Nicholas Allen of Milton, Ga., attending North Carolina A&T
State University
- Ka’Mya Anderson of Horn Lake, Miss. attending Alabama A&M
University
- Azhyia Clemons of Rochester, N.Y., attending North Carolina
A&T University
- Madison Corzine of Fort Worth, Tex., attending Spelman
College
- Emery Delbridge of McDonough, Ga., attending Savannah State
University
- Devin Dixon of Ellenwood, Ga., attending Tuskegee
University
- Na’Zari Donegal-Pringle of Wilmington, Del., attending Delaware
State University
- Nyela Harrison of Hayward, Ca., attending Hampton
University
- Nakeia Jones of Conway, Ark., attending Middle Tennessee State
University
- Anna Kaplan of Centreville, Va., attending Oakland
University
- Victoria Latino of Mine Hill, N.J., attending Niagara
University
- Dominic Lee of Kennesaw, Ga., attending Clark Atlanta
University
- Marcellus Odum of Lake Cormorant, Miss., attending Georgia
Institute of Technology
- Matthew Payne of Jonesboro, Ga., attending Fort Valley State
University
- Nydia Phillips of Texas, Al., attending Southern University and
A&M College
- Andrew Pierre of Lanham, Md., attending Bowie State
University
- Reyna Porter of Lithonia, Ga., attending Howard University
- Chayil Rattler of Stockbridge, Ga., attending Jackson State
University
- Tyson Redding of Fontana, Ca., attending University of Hawaii
of Manoa
- Milan Rothe of Lakeway, Tex., attending Howard University
- Maya Stepnick of Toledo, Ohio, attending The Ohio State
University
- Sienna Stewart of Gahanna, Ohio, attending Kentucky State
University
- Jared Wilder of North Charleston, S.C., attending Hampton
University
- Sydney Wright of Richmond, Va., attending Norfolk State
University
- Alexander Young of Douglasville, Ga., attending Morehouse
College
- Makaila Young of Oswego, Ill., attending Xaver University of
Louisiana
“Receiving the Bridging the Dream Scholarship allows me to
pursue the education I need to achieve my goal of becoming a
journalist,” said scholarship recipient Chayil Rattler. “I also get
to enjoy the rich culture and HBCU traditions without worrying
about the financial burden on my parents.”
Scholarships can help make college more affordable but too often
families are unaware about their availability and what it takes to
qualify. Research from Sallie Mae and Ipsos found 40% of families
don’t apply for scholarships because they don’t think they’ll
qualify and they are not sure where to look for them. Free tools
like Sallie Mae’s scholarship app Scholly, simplify and centralize
the process to search and apply for millions of dollars in
scholarships.
For more information visit SallieMae.com and download Scholly
today at MyScholly.com or in the App Store or on Google Play.
Sallie Mae (Nasdaq: SLM) believes education and life-long
learning, in all forms, help people achieve great things. We
provide financing and know-how to support access to college and
offer products and resources to help customers make new goals and
experiences, beyond college, happen. Learn more at
SallieMae.com. Commonly known as Sallie Mae, SLM Corporation
and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United
States of America.
Category: Community and Philanthropy
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