The Sallie Mae Fund’s Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program helps make higher education a reality for outstanding students from under-resourced and underrepresented, communities. Since 2021, in partnership with Thurgood Marshall College Fund, 120 scholarships totaling $1.15 Million have been awarded to high school seniors to promote diversity in higher education.
Aeneas Moore
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Architecture & Design Studies
Alijah Dean
School: Tennessee Tech University
Major: Engineering
Amaya Morene
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Humanities
Amos Prince
School: Rochester Institute of Technology
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Aniyah Prescod
School: Hampton University, HBCU
Major: Architecture
Ashlie Kearns
School: East Carolina University
Major: Computer Science
Bryson Long
School: University of Tennessee at Martin
Major: Cyber Security
Charity DeBrew
School: UNC Chapel Hill
Major: Music Performance
Chris Moore III
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Music Performance
Darius Williams
School: Morehouse College, HBCU
Major: Business
David McGowan
School: Kean University
Major: Technology
David Riley
School: Morehouse College, HBCU
Major: Business Administration
Devin Miller
School: Prairie View A & M University, HBCU
Major: Civil Engineering
Heaven Rowell
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Business
Ihuoma Mgbahurike
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Communications
Imani Monday
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Fine Arts
Iyanna Whipple
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Business
Jada McClide
School: Clayton State University
Major: Health Science
Jayden Locklear
School: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Major: Biology
Journi Robinson
School: Spelman College, HBCU
Major: Humanities
Kaandis Mance
School: University of Miami
Major: Music in Flute Performance
Kennedi Leary
School: Florida A&M University, HBCU
Major: Fine Arts
Kennedy McCormick
School: North Carolina A & T State University, HBCU
Major: Marketing
Kenneth Stevenson
School: Morehouse College, HBCU
Major: Science
Lillian Richards Smith
School: Spelman College, HBCU
Major: Science
Malani Martin
School: Winston-Salem State University, HBCU
Major: Sports Management
Margaret Mirembe
School: Winston-Salem State University, HBCU
Major: Kinesiology
Matthew Major
School: Spelman College, HBCU
Major: Human Resource Management
Mayah Prelow
School: Grambling State University, HBCU
Major: Nursing
Mayte Segura
School: Vassar College
Major: Undeclared
Mikalah Williams
School: Spelman College, HBCU
Major: Science
Mira Reynolds
School: North Carolina A & T State University, HBCU
Major: Chemical Engineering
Otis Lofton
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Pre-Law
RanDaijah Price
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Biology
Rianna Mafnas
School: Southern University and A&M College, HBCU
Major: Fine Arts
Ryhmin Rawls
School: Morehouse College, HBCU
Major: Pre-Psychology
Teyana Porter
School: Florida A&M University, HBCU
Major: Psychology
Victoria Pettway
School: Tuskegee University, HBCU
Major: Engineering
Xochitl Poindexter
School: Hampton University, HBCU
Major: Liberal Studies
Yakouba Keita Jr.
School: Morehouse College, HBCU
Major: Engineering
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