About the scholarship

This scholarship is named after and is in memory of my late mother who passed away in January 2018 from complications with breast cancer. One day driving with her in the summer of 2018, after hearing someone on the radio say they won $30,000,000 my mother asked me, "Toy, what would you do with $30,000,000?" I said a couple of things but most importantly, I said this: "I'd like to start a scholarship for girls like me." After my mother passed, I realized, why can't I create a scholarship. What is stopping me from helping girls like me?

This scholarship is a scholarship for the transition from high  school to college. The period between high school graduation and welcome week of college can be more difficult for girls like me. An African American female, first generation, lower income, who focuses academically but still contends with the fact that she is the only one in her family to take on the journey of higher education. How do you pay for the travel to your new school? Who will pay for the items you need in your dorm room? Who will pay for a computer? What if you need something that you didn't prepare for ahead of time? This scholarship is for those things and more. It may be a small amount, in comparison to other scholarships, but this one goes to establishing a stable and well structured bridge for a new journey.

This Transition Scholarship will go to an African American young lady from Monticello High School, located in Charlottesville, Virginia every year. It is the girl like me scholarship. Click below to learn about recipients.