‘I’m not the one who needs it the most’: Harvard-bound student, 17, gives away $40,000 scholarship gifted by her high school for ‘excellence’ to help ‘someone who’s struggling’ Verda Tetteh, 17, received a $40,000 scholarship with her ‘General Excellence’ award from Fitchburgh High School in Massachusetts In a speech at graduation Tetteh announced she would … Read more
Australian actress and Heath Ledger Scholarship winner Charmaine Bingwa headed to Hollywood to star in CBS series The Good Fight By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:55 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 12:55 GMT, 29 January 2021 In 2018, Australian-Zimbabwean actress Charmaine Bingwa was officially named as the winner of the Heath Ledger … Read more
Giving back: Rebel Wilson announces a scholarship program for female comedy writers By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:16 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 02:20 GMT, 17 December 2020 She has made a name for herself as one of Hollywood’s funniest women. And Rebel Wilson is giving back to the comedy community … Read more
Meek Mill and Michael Rubin create $2million scholarship fund to benefit underprivileged kids in Philadelphia The 33-year-old rapper and 48-year-old businessman worked together to organize the fund which will benefit nearly 1,000 in their hometown The two are springing into action right away amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the money will reportedly go toward the … Read more
East London student from one of the country’s most deprived areas wins £42,000 scholarship to study at girl’s school in Chelsea where Sienna Miller, Cara Delevingne and the Ecclestone sisters were educated Ella Wellingbrook, 15, has grown up in humble surroundings in Canning Town But she is set to join the private school boasting famous … Read more
Travis Scott’s nonprofit Cactus Jack Foundation begins HBCU Scholarship named after his grandfather Waymon Webster By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 23:37 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 23:37 GMT, 18 November 2020 Travis Scott has launched a nonprofit named The Cactus Jack Foundation, and is kicking things off with a scholarship named after … Read more
Megan Thee Stallion launches her own scholarship fund for women of color pursuing higher education: ‘Let’s get these degrees ladies’ By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 07:58 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 07:58 BST, 10 October 2020 Megan Thee Stallion has launched her own scholarship fund that celebrates women of color who are pursuing … Read more
Oxford University launches new scholarship scheme for black graduate students only – two years after snubbing grime star Stormzy’s offer to fund similar scheme Black Academic Futures programme will provide up to 10 new scholarships Stormzy offered to pay for two young black teenagers to attend Oxford in 2018 However the rapper claimed that the … Read more
Chadwick Boseman’s high school is set to create a scholarship in his honour following his tragic death from colon cancer aged 43 Black Panther star sadly passed away from colon cancer aged 43 on Friday after fighting a secret battle The Chadwick Boseman Memorial Scholarship at T. L. Hanna High School in South Carolina will … Read more
An 11-year-old Nigerian boy went viral this summer when millions of people watched a video of him dancing ballet barefoot in the rain — and now the talented youngster has secured a scholarship to New York’s prestigious American Ballet Theatre. Anthony Mmesoma Madu from Lagos captivated social media users — including celebrities like Viola Davis and … Read more