Giving Impact
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We at Bowie State University are committed to helping our students, many of whom are first-generation college students, gain a high-quality education.
The Bowie State University General Scholarship Fund serves as a backstop to hundreds of students who need help paying their tuition. Each year an average of 60 students are able to continue their studies due to help from the fund.
When you challenge yourself with either the 20-, 46-, 65-, or 100-mile ride, you also raise funds for student scholarships, Sowing Empowerment and Economic Development, Inc. (SEED) and the Wounded Warrior Project.
Past Scholarship Recipients
Almi Yoloye (’15)
Almi Yoloye, who started first grade at age six and finished college at 20, has always been good with numbers. So it made sense that she would major in business administration with a concentration in business and finance. What didn’t make sense to her was how she would pay for her college degree. She knew her parents could not give her much help, so she took out loans.
When she applied for and received a scholarship from the university’s General Scholarship Fund, she breathed a sigh of relief. “I’ve seen people drop out of school because they just don’t have the money. I didn’t want that to happen to me,” she says. The scholarship ultimately helped her graduate on time, in four years.
Almi, who lives in Glen Burnie, Md., graduated this spring with her bachelor’s degree and says, “Whether you give $100 or $1,000, a little bit goes a long way in helping people like me finish college, and I thank all the donors who generously give.”
Ezeoma Ebiringa (’15)
As a kid Ezeoma Ebiringa loved to draw and over the years that interest evolved into the digital arts. When he came to Bowie State University as a visual communication and digital media arts major, he discovered professors who helped him hone his natural artistic talents. It was also while here that he developed a passion for fashion photography.
“My favorite thing to do is to capture people in a fashionable moment,” he shared. It was important to him that he had an opportunity to follow his passion because “I knew I had to major in something I like to do."
Another critical component to him graduating on time was getting help with tuition through the BSU General Scholarship Fund.
“Even though going to Bowie State is very affordable … it’s really rare to find someone who had enough money to just focus on school,” he said.
He explained that the scholarship filled the gap that remained even after he took out loans, worked part-time, and lived at home with his parents. “I was lucky and am thankful to be one of the people to receive the scholarship,” he said. “Every little bit of money helped!”
Ezeoma, who lives in Lanham, Md., graduated this past spring with his bachelor’s in visual communication and digital media arts with a concentration in advertising design.