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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell done Rihanna
http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/rihanna-launches-regional-scholarship-programme<snip>
Barbadian pop superstar Rihanna is helping students from the Caribbean attain college education through her Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF).
Rihanna will offer grants, through the Global Scholarship Programme, to residents of Barbados, Brazil, Cuba, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti and Jamaica who are eligible to attend school in the US and have been accepted into an accredited four-year college or university.
Through the needs-based scholarship, these students will have the opportunity to receive an award between US$5,000 and $50,000 to go toward their tuition. Awards are for undergraduate study only and may be used only for tuition expenses.
The application window launched on Monday, May 9 and will remain open until June 10. Fifty winners will be selected and announced later in August.
In a video also posted on YouTube on Monday, Rihanna said: I dont think its fair that children should carry the burden of financial limitations at school at such a young age. We launched the CLF initiative [towards] these basic needs that children have in the schools.
Prospective candidates may apply here: https://scholarsapply.org/claralionelfdn/
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Well done Rihanna (Original Post)
malaise
May 2016
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dhill926
(16,387 posts)1. K & R...
good for her...
Kang Colby
(1,941 posts)2. K&R eom
blackspade
(10,056 posts)3. "Fifty winners?"
A poor word choice since these are actually need based scholarships.
That aside, Rihanna just got cooler in my eyes.
malaise
(269,278 posts)4. There's a new consciousness
spreading from BLM - it's very good
blackspade
(10,056 posts)5. Agreed!
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)6. K&R for visibility