Bill Cosby is a famous veteran comedian all across the United States. He studied in the University of Massachusetts with a degree on Education. Bill Cosby awarded the said University a whopping $1.5 Million for their local under privileged students who wants to take up college degrees. The money was collected via Cosby’s benefit concert in order to produce scholarship programs for various students near the community. The funds from the concert aim to support the educational needs of each student who will benefit the Bill Cosby scholarship program. The Bill Cosby scholarship program was established in memory of their late son Ennis William Cosby.
Bill Cosby says that he wants to reach out those people who lives in depress areas so that they are able to pursue their studies. Moreover, he wants the selected students to teach in economically depressed schools for at least two years in order to continue what he had started and spread their knowledge to those people who was not able to get the program. The selection of students will be based upon the financial status of the person or their family. For example, if you are a student who takes up a major course in natural sciences and your family is experiencing financial shortage, the minimum award amount is $3,500. The good thing with Bill Cosby’s scholarship program is that, it is renewable for one year if the student was able to maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Unlike other scholarship programs, it is not that hard to maintain 3.0 GPA. Moreover, the number of scholarship awards given each year is two. The good thing with this scholarship programs is that, students are able to pursue their studies without thinking about the fees they need to pay. Therefore, they are able to shape their future on the early stage of their life. In addition, the rate of unemployed people will somehow decrease with the aid of Bill Cosby scholarship program. Moreover, Mr. Cosby believes that the price of education should be attainable in order to have a better future for America.
