Beyonce' and Google partner for college scholarship dollar matching initiative
INDIO, Calif. , April 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyoncé , through her BeyGOOD initiative, announces a partnership with Google.org , the charitable arm of tech giant Google , to award four new scholarships as part of her Homecoming Scholars Award Program . The iconic performer also issues a challenge to other businesses to join Google.org in investing in excellence through education. Google.org has matched the $100,000 grant Beyoncé announced last week, which will enable four additional HBCUs to receive $25,000 scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year. The schools chosen are Texas Southern University , located in Beyoncé's home city, Houston , Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee , the alma mater of her father, Mathew Knowles , Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana and Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia . H...