Financial barriers should never be the reason a student's potential goes unrealized. Cornerstone for Concrete Roses is committed to providing financial support to scholars who need that extra boost to break through the concrete. We provide direct financial support to High School Seniors who are college-bound, working hard, dreaming big, and facing real obstacles to continuing their education.
The Concrete Rose Award is a scholarship to recognize students that have been able to rise above their circumstances and remain steadfast in pursuing their goals, growing daily, and helping others. There are so many bright lights in unexpected places and this award serves as a way to assist those to continue onto the next chapter of their journey.
The scholarship recipient of the Concrete Rose Award is awarded a $1,000 Scholarship to help pay towards college expenses, such as college supplies, transportation, or tuition. This will be awarded directly to the scholarship recipient upon enrollment verification to his or her college/university of choice to assist with costs prior to the start of the academic school year.
Raleigh-Egypt High School Seniors preparing for post-secondary education at 2-Year and 4-Year accredited institutons and demonstrate financial need, a vision for their technology use, and active involvement in their community.
Academic achievement, community involvement, demonstrated resilience, financial need, and alignment with our MIRACLE values. This provides a holistic overview to fairly rank scholarship applicants.
Applications open annually for each graduating class. Students submit two short essays and a letter of recommendation from faculty, staff, or community member. Academic transcript & college enrollment verification will be required upon recipient selection.
Preference will be given to students who are committed to attending 4-Year Universities to pursue a Bachelor's Degree, as well as those attending HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities), to increase the number of university graduates and Memphis-natives in the professional workforce that can build bridges back to their home community.
The Digital Bloom Award is a scholarship package directed at students who plan to pursue careers that require access to technology equipment, such as Engineering, Data Science, Media Creation, Communications, and more. Having personal access to devices that allow you to study hard, plan ahead, create content, design dreams, and execute strategies equips a Student with the tools they need to elevate to the next level in their journey.
The Digital Bloom Award provides the scholarship recipient a $500 Scholarship and the choice between the MacOS or Windows Laptops listed below for their collegiate studies:
● MacOS: 13-inch MacBook Air with M5 chip: 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine, 16GB Unified Memory, 512 GB Storage
● Windows: 14-inch Lenovo 7i 2-in-1 with Intel Core Ultra 7 256V Processor: Intel Arc 140V GPU, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB Storage
Raleigh-Egypt High School Seniors preparing for post-secondary education at 2-Year and 4-Year accredited institutons and demonstrate financial need, a vision for their technology use, and active involvement in their community.
Academic achievement, community involvement, demonstrated resilience, financial need, and alignment with our MIRACLE values. This provides a holistic overview to fairly rank scholarship applicants.
Applications open annually for each graduating class. Students submit two short essays and a letter of recommendation from faculty, staff, or community member. Academic transcript & college enrollment verification will be required upon recipient selection.
Preference will be given to students who are committed to attending 4-Year Universities to pursue a Bachelor's Degree, as well as those attending HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities), to increase the number of university graduates and Memphis-natives in the professional workforce that can build bridges back to their home community.
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