Nassau, The Bahamas — A $150,000 scholarship is currently being offered to Bahamian 12th grade students. The scholarship covers tuition and board at the four-year institution for women based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Applications for the scholarship will be made available through the Guidance Counsellor’s office in each school and the application deadline is March 15. The announcement was made during an outreach session on Spelman College held at Liberty Outlook on Sandford Drive on Wednesday, February 16.
The session was held in observance of Black History Month as one of the events hosted by US Ambassador to The Bahamas Her Excellency Nicole Avant.
The event targeted high achieving girls from both the private and public schools in The Bahamas. The event featured Mrs. Arlene Wesley Cash, Vice-President for Enrolment Management at Spelman College, who discussed the recruitment and enrolment processes to attend the school.
Spelman College is located in Atlanta, Georgia and is the oldest historically black college for women. The college has a national reputation for promoting academic excellence and a rich history of producing black female leaders.
The $150,000 scholarship being offered to Bahamians is made possible through a Spelman donor. Additional information can be obtained through the college’s website at http://www.spelman.edu.
By Betty Vedrine
Bahamas Information Services
