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Announcing Financial Aid Award Letter Service
Posted 03.19.20
Central Scholarship Announces a New Service: Financial Aid Award Letter Review We know many students are without access to their counselors or mentors at school as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Central Scholarship is here to help, virtually. Central Scholarship staff have extensive experience, both personal and professional, navigating the often-confusing world of college financial aid offers. Now…
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Resources for students during the COVID-19 outbreak
Posted 03.16.20
At Central Scholarship, we recognize that the current public health outbreak might be causing unexpected burdens for our students. We are here to help as best we can. Below, you will find a list of resources – from Central Scholarship, the government, businesses, and other nonprofits – that we think might be beneficial to you. Please feel free to reach…
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From Career Training to Gainful Employment
Posted 02.28.20
Central Scholarship (CS) Career Training Scholarship recipients have shown an exceptional trajectory of employment. According to a study conducted by The Jacob France Institute at the University of Baltimore, CS recipients have demonstrated higher employment earnings and job retention percentage than their counterparts who participated in state-funded workforce training programs. “With an average scholarship award of $1,400, Central Scholarship students…
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Program Manager Spotlight: Angela Harrison
Posted 02.12.20
Specialty: Career Training Application Process Since joining Central Scholarship in 2006, Angela Harrison has been an integral part of the career training application and award process. She spends most of her time reading grant applications and interviewing applicants who are hoping to receive a scholarship. What does your day-to-day look like? It changes a lot throughout the year, except for…
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Paying it Forward
Posted 01.27.20
Freddy Freedman grew up in Baltimore, in a Jewish Orthodox home and he knew he wanted higher education in his future. He started looking at colleges in 10th grade. He now attends Salisbury University and is studying philosophy. “College is place for personal and professional growth. I’m thankful for Central Scholarship and I’d love to have a scholarship that I…
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Helping People Help People
Posted 01.21.20
We are pleased to feature Jennifer Cook this month. She became a social worker because of her passion for helping others. In 2018, she was the winner of the Student Loan Pay Down which paid up to $30,000 of her student debt. Jennifer was expecting to pay her student loans for the rest of her life, but Central Scholarship relieved…
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Heritage and Home
Posted 11.20.19
When Ndeh was young, his father would frequently ask him what he wanted to be when he grew up, and even though his answer would change from firefighter to architect to physician, he knew for sure that he wanted a profession that helped others. At the age of ten, Ndeh Tadzong’s parents sent him to Cameroon Protestant College (C.P.C.) Bali,…
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From Philosophy to Public Health
Posted 11.14.19
Kashay grew up in a community in Baltimore City where affordability of healthcare, health literacy, and access to consistent care prevented people from flourishing at home, work, and school. She didn’t recognize the disparity in access to healthcare until she began socializing with her peers who lived in more affluent areas and realized the differences between communities. In 2015, Kashay…
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Building the Next Generation of Leaders
Posted 11.05.19
Devon was about 10 years old, growing up in Baltimore City, when he first decided he wanted to go to college. He had always been a gifted child, but when he learned about engineering through the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement program it sparked an interest that would begin to shape the rest of his life. Central Scholarship first crossed paths…
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Bagels with Jerry
Posted 11.04.19
We enjoyed our Fall gathering of Bagels with Jerry, a biannual event that connects Central Scholarship donors with scholarship recipients who have been on the receiving end of donors’ generosity. “It’s also about getting to know our donors better and finding out why our mission is important to them,” said Jan Wagner, President of Central Scholarship. “We have incredibly loyal…
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Philanthropy Spotlight: Tim Redmond and the Benefits of Donor-Advised Funds
Posted 10.21.19
Since joining the Board of Directors, Tim Redmond has been a passionate supporter of Central Scholarship. He originally came to us at the suggestion of Alvin Katz, founder of the CPA firm KatzAbosch where Tim worked, who knew his expertise in not-for-profit organizations would be a huge asset to Central Scholarship’s financial management. Tim’s financial acumen has left a lasting…
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Dezmond Covington: A Vibrant Voice in the Baltimore Community
Posted 09.23.19
In 1964, Andre De Shields won a financial award from Central Scholarship as a senior at Baltimore City College. The scholarship allowed him to pursue music which eventually led him to Broadway. In 2019, he won a Tony Award for his performance in Hadestown. Almost two generations later, in 2019, Dezmond Covington, a senior and a member of the Morgan…
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Honoring André De Shields
Posted 09.03.19
It never ceases to amaze us to see how accomplished our scholarship recipients become and it’s them that inspires us to continue our work. On June 9, 2019 we were once again reminded of this when we watched former Central Scholarship recipient André De Shields win a Tony Award for his performance as Hermes in Hadestown. Mr. De Shields’ history…
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The Kevin Kamenetz Scholarship Fund Debut
Posted 08.27.19
August is always an exciting month at Central Scholarship because we celebrate our latest group of scholarship recipients at our annual Student Awards Ceremony! One of our most thrilling moments at the Ceremony was awarding the first Kevin Kamenetz Scholarship to Ndeh Tadzong, a recent graduate of Randallstown High School. The scholarship was established in 2018 in memory of the…
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Introducing our 2019-2020 Scholarship Recipients!
Posted 08.22.19
The scholarship applications were submitted, the interviews were held, and we finally announced our 2019-2020 scholarship recipients! Our students worked hard to get to this moment and for many their journey to a higher education came with obstacles. Every August, we hold our Student Awards Ceremony to celebrate the hard work, resiliency, and talent of our scholars and this year…
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A Very Special Speech
Posted 08.08.19
At our annual Student Awards Ceremony, we heard a very special speech from Dr. Jill Young. Dr. Young is a former Central Scholarship recipient who received her doctorate in dental surgery from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Her message of perseverance through adversity left us, and the entire audience, so inspired by her words that we felt it was important…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Carol Oppenheim
Posted 07.17.19
Between April and July Central Scholarship sifts through thousands of applications from some of the most hard-working Maryland students. It is a process we love and it involves a very thoughtful, fair, and balanced review. Most people don’t realize this huge undertaking is possible because of a committed group of volunteer application readers and interviewers. They read dozens if not…
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Internship Spotlight: David Boutin
Posted 06.25.19
David Boutin is a Central Scholarship recipient who was selected as a BGE scholar in 2017. He is currently a rising senior at the University of Maryland College Park majoring in Electrical Engineering and double minoring in Technology Entrepreneurship and Computer Engineering. David is spending his summer in Houston, Texas at a summer internship at ExxonMobil’s Mount Belvieu Polyethylene Plant….
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5 Ways to Excel in Your Summer Internship
Posted 06.14.19
You have secured the summer internship; now it’s time to prep for it. It may be nerve-racking leading up to the start date, but no need to worry. Simply follow these tips and tricks and you will shine in your internship. 1. Familiarize yourself with the company. The first thing you should do before you start your internship is to…
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Sometimes All You Need is a Vote of Confidence
Posted 05.23.19
Dr. Promise Olomo was the first Central Scholarship alumni to present at Bagels with Jerry, our quarterly meet-and-greet breakfast series, which took place on April 17, 2019. His story is as compelling as it is inspirational, and the attendees loved hearing about his path to personal and professional success. When Olomo came to the US from Nigeria, he struggled to…
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