{"id":2253,"date":"2018-05-03T12:40:44","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T12:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.scholarshipowl.com\/?p=2253"},"modified":"2021-03-24T15:54:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T15:54:04","slug":"beyonces-new-scholarship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarshipowl.com\/blog\/find-scholarships\/beyonces-new-scholarship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s New Scholarship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2254\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarshipowl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s-New-Scholarship-Program.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonce in Michael Costello Gown at Grammys image forBeyonc\u00e9\u2019s New Scholarship Program\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" \/>Acclaimed singer and songwriter Beyonc\u00e9 Knowles-Carter revealed she will be offering $100,000 in scholarship money to students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The merit-based program known as the Homecoming Scholars Award will give away $25,000 in scholarship money to one student from selected HBCUs in the 2018-19 academic year. The scholarship program is hosted through the BeyGOOD Foundation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google.org, Google\u2019s philanthropic branch, has since partnered with BeyGOOD and revealed they will match the $100,000 grant. Thus enabling students from eight HBCUs to enter the scholarship program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eight HBCUs include <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xula.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xavier University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Louisiana, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wilberforce.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wilberforce University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Ohio, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuskegee.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuskegee University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Alabama, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/cookman.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bethune-Cookman University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Florida, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tsu.edu\/home\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas Southern University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Texas, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisk.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fisk University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Tennessee, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gram.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grambling State University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Louisiana and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.morehouse.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morehouse College<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Georgia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To qualify, students must maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA. They must major in literature, creative arts, African American studies, science, education, business, communications, social sciences, computer science or engineering. All finalists and winners will be selected by the universities. Winners will be announced this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The news comes one year after the pop icon announced her Formation Scholars Program for young women. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acclaimed singer and songwriter Beyonc\u00e9 Knowles-Carter revealed she will be offering $100,000 in scholarship money to students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The merit-based program known as the Homecoming Scholars Award will give away $25,000 in scholarship money to one student from selected HBCUs in the 2018-19 academic year. 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