[Page 86] Scholarship Funds

Med-2-Go Urgent Care

This fund will support the School-2-Med Empowerment Scholarship, seeking to provide financial assistance for students who are looking to pursue careers in biology, nursing, chemistry, or health administration.

Tyler Simmons

This fund will support the Lloyd E. Harding Memorial Scholarship by supporting students who give back to their communitiees

Kern Family

This fundraiser will support the Patricia Kern Memorial Scholarship to support first generation university women looking to pursue a career in Finance, Journalism, Fine Arts or Sports.

Lornah Ballcam

This fundraiser will support the International Women in Health Care Scholarship by supporting international females who are passionate about pursuing a career in healthcare or medicine. Students from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda will be given preference when awarding the scholarship.

Nzinga LLC

This fundraiser will support the Nzinga Music and Business Scholarship.

Brittany Murry

King Jay Foundation Incorporated was originally founded in memory of my deceased brother, Jason "King Jay" Foster whom we lost to gun violence back July of 2013. Jason was only 17 years old. A high school student with big dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur but his life was taken trying to help out friends. This scholarship foundation will be the start of a life changing career path to a high school student who wishes to advance their education as a first-generation college student.

Education Is Achievable

This fund will support the Education is Achievable Scholarship. A scholarship created to support students who have faced financial hardships like homeless, poverty or other obstacles.

Rollins

Black women are underrepresented in areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). This scholarship fund seeks to honor Virgie Lee Jones' life by supporting students pursuing degrees in education or science. Mrs. Jones' life has inspired scientists and educators within her family and students. Now her legacy can continue on by helping play a small part in eliminating the financial obstacles for black women in STEM. The fund will go to funding the Virgie Lee Memorial Scholarship.

Estanislao

This fundraiser will assist in creating scholarships for first generation hispanic students who are planning to pursue higher education in the medical field.

Helen Alger

This scholarship will support women who were raised in a culture of gender essentialism. In this culture, they were taught from the time they were young children that it was inappropriate for women to aspire to be anything other than a wife and mother. Some married young and started families young, giving up career and educational opportunities in order to obey church teachings of male headship and female submission. Now, many of those same women are in vulnerable positions due to spousal abuse, infidelity, or death. They may be pursuing education while supporting families and working through trauma. The Defying the Odds Women's Scholarship will offer educational assistance to women who sacrificed career and education for religious reasons and were left vulnerable as a result. Women over the age of 30 are eligible to apply if they are pursuing their undergraduate degree. To apply, write about how your religion’s teachings surrounding gender roles have affected your circumstances.