https://eveewing.com/scholarship
WHAT IS THE EWING-JONES SCHOLARSHIP?
DEADLINE: APRIL 10, 2021
The Ewing-Jones Scholarship will support one young person who wishes to attend the Leadership Academy at the W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars Institute, hosted at Princeton University. The mission of the program is as follows:
The WEB Du Bois Scholars Institute is a leadership development organization for adolescents and secondary students from families and communities who have experienced historical barriers to achievement and opportunity. To help overcome these challenges, the Institute develops a diverse cadre of leaders and scholars who, through rigorous preparation and nurturance, excel in higher education and professionally. With an array of academic enriched content, career development resources and cultural awareness, the Institute aims to foster well rounded young minds and wisdom-loving change agents working to create a more just and humane world.
Supporting a student who wishes to attend this program represents a union of our individual interests. Damon Jones participated in the Du Bois Scholars Institute as a high school student and has remained active in the organization throughout his life; currently he is the Chair of the Board of Directors. Eve Ewing, a sociologist of education, is passionate about educational access, racial justice, culturally-sustaining pedagogy, and the life and legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Applicants for the Ewing-Jones Scholarship must meet the following requirements.
- Be a ninth grader enrolled in a high school within the City of Chicago.
- Identify as Black, Latinx, or Native, and reside in a household with an income of $65,000 or less.
- Maintain at least an overall B average.
- Be available to participate in the full Summer Institute program, which is five weeks long and in summer 2021 will be virtual.
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