Richards to sponsor scholarship competition
By Nelson A. King
Queens Borough
President Donovan
Richards, Jr. on Monday
announced that
he is inviting talented
Queens high school seniors
interested in pursuing
a post-secondary
education to apply for
the African American
Heritage Scholarships.
The Borough President’s
African American
Heritage Committee will
award the scholarships
during Black History
Month early next year.
“Our borough’s high
school seniors are bright,
talented, and ready to
take on the world,” said
Richards, who traces his
roots to Jamaica.
“It is great that our
African American Heritage
Scholarships allow
us to help several graduating
seniors afford
to attend college,” he
added. “There is no
better way to celebrate
African American history
than by working to
give the youth of today
a better chance to get
ahead.”
Richards said all of
the scholarship winners
will receive monetary
awards they can use to
cover expenses related
to their post-secondary
studies.
Eight students won
scholarships during
last year’s edition of
this competition, with
each student receiving
a $1,000 scholarship,
said Richards, adding
that only Queens residents
are eligible for the
scholarships.
The Queens Borough
President said any high
school senior seeking
to apply for an African
American Heritage
Scholarship must submit
a completed application
and an official high
school transcript by 5:00
pm EST on Monday, Jan.
10, 2022.
Those who win the
scholarships will be notified
by Tuesday, Feb.1,
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards speaks at the candlelight vigil for Haitian earthquake
victims. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann
2022 and will be recognized
during Richards’
Black History Month
Celebration on Wednesday,
Feb. 23, 2022.
Students interested in
applying for a scholarship
can do so by completing
the application
form at www.queensbp.
org/AAHCScholarshipApp
and also sending
their transcripts by
email to sanderson@
queensbp.org or by fax
to 718-286-3134.
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