Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholarship
2023 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholarship Recipients
The New York Urban League is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholarship. Awardees were selected based on excellent character and proven leadership ability, with a demonstrated commitment to community service and extra-curricular activities.
List of each scholarship recipient, high school they graduated from and colleges they will be attending
Akithma Moraes
Curtis High School
Pace University
Amirah Thomas
Friends Seminary
Howard University
Amy Lilman
University Heights High School
Macaulay Honors- City College of New York
Ashley Petgrave
Francis Lewis High School
Queens College
Azalia James
High School for Health Professions and Human Services
New York University
Cyrus Castellanos
Brooklyn Technical High School
Carnegie Mellon University
David Carbajal
Xavier High School
Fordham University
Eian Otero
University Heights High School
University of Albany
Fatmata Barrie
HCZ Promise Academy II High School
Hunter College
Gillian Fable
Benjamin Banneker Academy
SUNY Canton
Felicia Facey
Bard High School Early College Queens
John Jay College
Icema Castle
Marymount School of New York
Cornell University
Jordan Gay
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Howard University
Kai Blue
Professional Performing Arts High School
Morehouse College
Natalie Henry
High School of Fashion Industries
University of Pennsylvania
Nathan Atherley
Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School
Columbia University
Nefertari Collins
Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics
Howard University
Princess Ugo Nkele
Bronxdale High School
New York University
Rihana Schulters
Brooklyn College Academy
Delaware State University
Samuel Emmanuel Nuamah
Tabor Academy (Marion, MA)
University of Rochester
Solomon Fields-Jackson
Bayside High School
University of Pennsylvania- Wharton School of Business
Victoria Lopez
Central Park East High School
City College of New York
Yaa Bempong
Democracy Prep Harlem High School
Boston College
Yna Owusu
Fordham Leadership Academy
Yale University
The New York Urban League is proud to announce the release of the application for the 2023 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholarship. One time scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $10,000 will be awarded to college bound students starting college in Fall 2023.
Scholarship Application Eligibility Requirements:
New York City Residents - Applicants must live within the 5 Boroughs of NYC
Racial/Ethnic Minority Heritage - Applicants must identify as having at minimum 50% African American/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and/or Native American/Indigenous Heritage
Of excellent character and proven leadership ability, with a demonstrated commitment to community service and extra-curricular activities
Classification - ONLY Graduating Seniors, Recent High School Graduates / High School Equivalency Diploma Recipients will be considered
Accepted as a full time and first-term matriculating freshman at an accredited college or university in pursuit of a Baccalaureate or Associate degree for Fall 2023
Applicants that have previously enrolled and/or taken classes, even if not completed, at any institution of Higher Education are ineligible for this scholarship award - this does not apply to Dual Enrollment Credits reflected on High School Transcripts.
Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Whitney Moore Young, Jr. (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American civil rights leader. Trained as a social worker, he spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban League from a relatively passive civil rights organization into one that aggressively worked for equitable access to socioeconomic opportunity for the historically disenfranchised.
Education
Born in Kentucky in 1921. Young earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Kentucky State University. From 1942-1944, while serving in the U.S. Army, he studied electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After his discharge from the military, Young returned from overseas and went on to earn his MSW from the University of Minnesota
2022 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholarship Recipients
