Welcome! We’re so excited to see your interest in our scholarships.
We Care About You.
The Ogunyemi Family Foundation established the Wisdom, Strength, and Endurance Scholarship to provide underrepresented minority students the opportunity to pursue higher education by alleviating and/or eliminating the financial barriers to the student’s success.
Statistics
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 69.7% of 2016 high school graduates had enrolled in college by October 2016.
Enrollment
The college enrollment rates of African Americans and Hispanic/Latinos during 2016 was 58.2% and 72% respectively.
Lower Income
Lower income students can only afford to attend roughly 3% of colleges in the U.S. without a loan.
Research
60 percent of the wealthiest students complete their studies and graduate, only about 16 percent of low-income college students graduate, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
The scholarship seeks to award students who have triumphed in the face of adversity, not allowing circumstances to separate them from achieving their dreams.
⇒ Award Amount: $500
⇒ Awards Available: 2
⇒ Deadline: March 1, 2019
⇒ Announcement of Winner: May 4, 2019
Keep In Touch
Tel.: +1 (318) 533-2779
Northwest, AR 72762, United States
clement.ogunyemi@4qfinancial.com
www.4qfinancial.com