High school students are invited to apply for the Full Ride Scholarship.
Courtesy of blacknews.com
DALLAS – The Tom Joyner Foundation recently announced the ‘Full Ride’ scholarship program that will cover all the expenses of one student planning to attend a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the fall of 2018.
“Our full ride scholars are outstanding,” said Tom Joyner, chairman of his foundation and host of the top-ranked nationally syndicated “Tom Joyner Morning Show.”
“We’re looking for another amazing young person who already is changing the world – and wants to go to an HBCU where they can pursue their dreams.”
Students will receive full tuition and stipends for up to 10 semesters to cover on-campus room and board and books. Students must meet the required academic standards each semester to renew the funds each year.
Graduating high school seniors can apply for the scholarship by going to the Tom Joyner Foundation website, www.tomjoynerfoundation.org.
Students must have their schools mail their transcripts and recommendations to the Foundation at P.O. Box 630495, Irving, TX 75063-0495.
To be eligible, students must meet the following criteria:
1) A United States Citizen
2) Current high school seniors attending school in the United States (applicant must be anticipating completion of high school degree in the spring of 2018)
3) Minimum high school grade point average of 3.50 (on a 4.00 grade scale, excluding home school studies) and Minimum SAT score of 1400 (combined math essay and verbal score) or ACT score of 30.
4) Applicants must apply and be accepted to an HBCU by July 1, 2018.
5) Applicants must have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular or other activities.
The applications must be postmarked no later than January 19, 2018. Interviews will occur in March 2018.
Past Full Ride Scholars have impressive backgrounds, including last year’s winner, Z’Kijah Fleming of DeSoto, Texas, who is attending Howard University where she is planning to major in sports business; and Morgan Taylor Brown, of Fayetteville, Ga., who is attending Spelman College, pursuing her interest in becoming a psychiatrist.
2015’s winner JoAnna Jones of Ashville, North Carolina’s Buncombe County Early College High School is attending WinstonSalem State University, where she is pursuing a degree in nursing. Another winner is Titus Zeigler, who was a top student at Atlanta’s Henry W. Grady High School. The future trauma surgeon was a member of the Junior ROTC program, tutored kids at a local middle school and volunteered at the Atlanta Food Bank.
Blaine Robertson of Reserve, La. graduated from Howard University and is pursuing his dream of teaching high school students back home in Louisiana. Britney Wilson, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., also graduated from Howard University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She passed the New York Bar exam and is now a Bertha Justice Institute Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Another Full Ride Scholar, Cheyenne Boyce, who graduated from Spelman College, is completing her master’s degree in international peace and conflict resolution at American University in Washington, D.C. The Detroit-native, who is fluent in Japanese, spent a year as a prestigious Fulbright scholar teaching English to families in Malaysia.
For more information on how you or a student you know can join the ranks of these phenomenal young men and women, contact Neil Foote who handles media relations for the Tom Joyner Foundation at 214-448-3765 or email neil.foote@tomjoynerfoundation.org.
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