Equitable broadcasts 2024 scholarships

Equitable has introduced the recipients of its 2024 Equitable Excellence Scholarship.

The annual program acknowledges high-achieving, under-resourced graduating highschool seniors who would profit from pursuing a school diploma. The Equitable Excellence Scholarship is the flagship initiative of the Equitable Basis, the corporate’s charitable-giving arm.

The scholarship program gives not solely monetary help but additionally year-round workshops. These workshops cowl a variety of matters, together with budgeting, psychological well being, private branding, faculty essay and resume writing, and profession readiness, reminiscent of workplace etiquette. Since its inception, Equitable has awarded $30 million in scholarships to over 7,300 college students.

“Entry to greater schooling might help break the cycle of intergenerational poverty in underserved communities,” said Nick Lane, president of Equitable. “We congratulate our 2024 Equitable Excellence Scholarship recipients and sit up for supporting them alongside their educational journey as they work laborious, dream large and put together for fulfillment after commencement.”

Half of the scholarship recipients will obtain $5,000 renewable scholarships for all 4 years of their undergraduate examine. The opposite half will obtain one-time $2,500 scholarships to assist cowl speedy greater schooling prices, reminiscent of tuition, books, or charges.

The scholarship program goals to achieve college students in want, with 63% of the 2024 recipients being first-generation faculty college students, a 7.5% enhance from the earlier 12 months. All scholarship recipients exhibit monetary want.

“We consider that uplifting college students and serving to them obtain financial and social mobility should go effectively past monetary help,” mentioned Jarian Kerekes, head of social influence and neighborhood engagement at Equitable. “Our aim is to empower college students and their households to beat obstacles which have prevented them from pursuing the next schooling. Our neighborhood companions are a vital a part of our method. These native organizations have established and trusted relationships with the communities we aspire to achieve and help.”

Along with monetary help, Equitable gives ancillary help to assist extra college students entry post-secondary schooling, together with:

• Faculty tour
• Faculty-prep workshops
• FAFSA workshops

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