OHIO Division of Diversity and Inclusion invites applications for the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship Fund
The OHIO Division of Diversity and Inclusion invites current students to apply for the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship Fund. The selection committee will accept applications until Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 at 5 p.m.
The George Floyd Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to current students who demonstrate leadership through multicultural student organizations and diversity-based initiatives at Ohio University.
Current students can access the application here.
As we collectively mourn the loss of Black lives and acknowledge the extensive injustices perpetrated against people of color, this scholarship will be administered by the Division of Diversity and Inclusion in the hopes of underscoring Ohio University’s commitment to inclusion and diversity and supporting our African American students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community.
The George Floyd Memorial Scholarship was established at the request of Ohio University alumni by Ohio University and The Ohio University Foundation in response to a call from the President of North Central University, Scott Hagan, for universities to create a scholarship in honor of George Floyd and the racial justice movement his death symbolizes. To date, more than a dozen U.S. colleges and universities have established such a scholarship, including Alabama State University, Mary Washington University, and SUNY Buffalo State College.
To access FAQs about the scholarship’s purpose, eligibility requirements, and more, please visit https://www.ohio.edu/diversity/george-floyd-memorial-scholarship-information-and-faq.
The selection committee will include Tia Jameson, director of basketball operations; Eileen Theodore-Shusta, director of planning, assessment, and organizational effectiveness at Alden Library; Nancy Edwards-Grady, senior assistant director for diversity with Undergraduate Admissions; Dr. Julie Suhr, professor and director of clinical training, Department of Psychology; Amiya Weaver, undergraduate student and Urban Scholar; Ian Carter III, undergraduate student and president of Student Senate; and Dr. Chris Fowler, associate director, critical and underserved student success at OMSAR.
Please email diversityinclusion@ohio.edu with any questions.