Farah & Farah, a private harm legislation agency in Fort Myers, is accepting purposes for its third annual program awarding scholarships to deserving high school seniors. The legislation agency’s Empowering Greatness Scholarship program will acknowledge exemplary college students from low-income neighborhoods who’re pursuing greater schooling. The program will award 5 Florida high school seniors almost $50,000 in scholarships. The scholarships might be utilized to any Florida college, college, or commerce school.
“The Empowering Greatness Scholarship Program is one of the many ways we give back to our communities by empowering Florida students to pursue their dreams of going to college,” mentioned Eddie Farah, Founding Partner of Farah & Farah. “By rewarding the young leaders of today, we can help change the world of tomorrow.”
The program is a component of the agency’s devoted effort to proceed to assist rising leaders locally by recognizing distinctive college students for his or her excellent tutorial efficiency, power, and dedication to bettering their neighborhoods. To be eligible for an Empowering Greatness Scholarship, college students should attend a public or constitution school in Florida, display excellent tutorial efficiency, devoted neighborhood engagement, and an essay or video submission. Students within the scholarships can apply utilizing the net portal.
Applicants shall be evaluated by a various panel of judges, every of whom has made a distinction of their communities and their devoted fields.
This yr’s Empowering Greatness Scholarship judges are:
Rep. Anna Eskamani, Florida House of Representatives — District 47 (Orlando)
T-Neisha Tate, Jacksonville Jaguars Vice President of Social Responsibility and Impact (Jacksonville)
Tenikka Hughes, Evening Anchor for Action News Jax (Jacksonville)
Dante Jennings, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Jacksonville Public Education Fund (Jacksonville)
Grace Maseda, Helios Education Foundation VP of Marketing and Communications, (Tampa)
Zaniyah Williams, 2022 Empowering Greatness Scholarship Winner, University of South Florida pupil (Ocala)
Inspired by the wealthy and enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Farah & Farah launched the Empowering Greatness Scholarship program in 2020. The legislation agency is partnering with the Florida Prepaid College Foundation and Goodwill Industries of North Florida to cowl full tuition, registration charges, and native charges for 60 lower-division semester credit score hours at any Florida college, college, or commerce school. The utility portal will stay open till March 1, and the winners shall be introduced on May 1.
For extra information or to apply, go to farahandfarah.com/scholarship or electronic mail [email protected].