Reach Media-syndicated urban morning personality Tom Joyner through the Tom Joyner Foundation, is promoting its “Full Ride” scholarship program. The program will cover all the expenses of one student planning to attend a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the fall of 2014. According to Joyner, “The cost of a college education isn’t getting any cheaper. So, I want to help a graduating high school senior with a chance to attend a black college to pursue their dreams.”
Past “Full Ride” scholars have impressive backgrounds, including the first winner, Britney Wilson, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., who graduated from Howard University last year. She is now in her first year of law school at the University of Pennsylvania. Her solid academic record and her knowledge of local, national and international politics impressed the Foundation’s scholarship committee. Cheyenne Boyce of Detroit is a senior at Spelman College, majoring in international relations and fluent in Japanese.
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 at http://www.tomjoynerfoundation.org to download an application.
