Education Empowerment Scholarship

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” —Nelson Mandela

Not all students have the same chance to do well in school and reach their educational goals. Many things can hold students back, and language barriers can be a big challenge. When students have little experience with the language used in class, it's easy to fall behind, feel self-conscious, and struggle to understand lessons. This can make a student feel like they don't belong and may stop them from continuing their education. The Education Empowerment Scholarship supports ELL/ESL students who value learning and want to continue their educational journey. This scholarship provides financial help to ELL/ESL students to further their education, recognizing English isn't their first language.

Successful people use education and learned skills to help themselves and others. Education improves individual lives and aids in creating a better, more informed society.

An Education Empowerment Scholarship recipient should demonstrate these four key values

Resilience: Overcoming obstacles or barriers to achieve a goal.

Perseverance: Never giving up and working hard to reach your goal.

Open-mindedness: Being curious and thinking critically.

Altruism: Giving back to others and enriching your community.

To be considered for this Scholarship you must meet the following Eligibility Requirements:

• You are a high school senior attending school in NY or IL
• You have at least a 3.2 GPA
• You must be a first-generation American for whom English is not a first language.
• You are planning to attend a 2-year college, 4-year university or accepted into a trade school
• You are involved in some activity where you give back to others in some way
• Your family is low income