HERSource: Mary J. Blige Launches $30K Scholarship For Female Students At Hampton University

Queen of Hip Hop and R&B Mary J. Blige, along with Pepsi Co. Inc., is offering a $30,000 scholarship to one lucky student at Hampton University.

The Strength of A Woman Scholarship Initiative is offering eligible, female undergrads with a 2.5 GPA or better in Business Administration, Marketing, Arts, Finance or Creative Design the $30,000 grant, which is renewable for up to one year or until they earn their bachelor’s degree.

The PepsiCo and Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman Scholarship is part of the beverage company’s $200,000 donation, which also supports other charities.

“The whole mission of this festival is to celebrate and advocate for Black women,” Mary J. Blige said in a statement when announcing the partnership earlier this year. “So to have Pepsi show up and show out in the way they do is overwhelming. With their support for the Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit, we are able to pay it forward in so many impactful ways and to be able to grant an HBCU scholarship for a deserving student is nothing short of incredible.”

The application deadline os October 16 by 3pm. The recipient of the scholarship will be notified by December.