Rihanna is rewarding hard work, work, work through a global scholarship program courtesy of her Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF). The Grammy-winning entertainer looks to award international students enrolling in a U.S. college.
Clara Lionel Foundation Global Scholarship Program in USA, 2016-2017
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( votes)Clara Lionel Foundation is inviting applications for Global Scholarship Program for students from Brazil, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, or Jamaica. Scholarship Program is available for study in the United States and been accepted to an accredited four-year college or university located in the United States.
Clara Lionel Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist students who plan to continue their education in college in the United States.
This scholarship program is administered by Scholarship Management Services, a division of Scholarship America. Scholarship Management Services is the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship and tuition reimbursement programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender or disability.
Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
Course Level: Scholarship Program is available for study in the United States and been accepted to an accredited four-year college or university located in the United States.
Study Subject: Scholarship Program is offered in diverse fields to help students in upgrading their education.
Scholarship Award: If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 USD. Awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first. Renewal is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent) each semester.
Scholarship can be taken at: USA
Eligibility: Applicants to the Clara Lionel Foundation Global Scholarship Program must be:
- A citizen or native of Brazil, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, or Jamaica.
- Applicants must have been born in one of these countries. If selected as a finalist, you will need to provide a copy of your birth certificate.
- Eligible to study in the United States and been accepted to an accredited four-year college or university located in the United States.
- As part of your application, you will need to upload a copy of your acceptance letter.
- First-time college freshmen (with fewer than 12 college credits unless those credits were earned in high school) planning to enroll in the full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university for the entire 2016-2017 academic year.
- Eligible to receive funding per the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
- No employee or consultant of the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) or Roc Nation, LLC, or any family member of such employee or consultant, is eligible to apply. No officer or director of the CLF, member of the Selection Committee, employee, consultant or family member of any officer, director, or member of the Selection Committee, is eligible to apply.
Nationality: Applicants of the following countries can apply for the Scholarship Program:
List of Countries: Brazil, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, or Jamaica and USA
College Admission Requirement
Entrance Requirement: Applicants should be eligible to study in the United States and been accepted to an accredited four-year college or university located in the United States.
Test Requirement: No
English Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
Supporting Material: As part of their application, applicants must upload the following documents to Scholarship Management Services by June 10, 2016:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Unofficial transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
- A completed Applicant Appraisal Form.
- A copy of the acceptance letter from the accredited four-year college or university applicants will be attending in the United States.
Their application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.
Application Deadline: The application deadline is June 10, 2016.
