It’s been one year since Beyonce‘s album ‘Lemonade’ dropped, and to celebrate the anniversary of the groundbreaking project, Queen Bey has announced a major new initiative which will give back to the community.
The singer has announced “Formation Scholars,” a new scholarship program for young women going into the 2017-2018 school year according to the official statement.
The scholarships are meant “to encourage and support young women who are unafraid to think outside the box and are bold, creative, conscious and confident.” The awards specifically are geared to students studying either “creative arts,” music, literature or African-American studies.
There will be one recipient — either an incoming or current undergraduate or graduate student — at each of the four participating institutions: Boston’s Berklee College of Music; Howard University in Washington, D.C.; Parsons School of Design in New York City; and Atlanta’s Spelman College. Two of the schools, Howard and Spelman, are historically black institutions; the other two are geared towards students pursuing creative careers.
What was not mentioned in today’s announcement is how much money is tied to each award — i.e., whether or not it is a full scholarship, or if it will simply offset some of the costs of attendance.
Beyonce has just announced #FormationScholars. pic.twitter.com/6vJ4Vkw2Ik
— deray mckesson (@deray) April 25, 2017
