Graham Gilbert, a senior majoring in data science at IM体育官网 is the recipient of a scholarship from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation, which helps students with disabilities in the State University System.
With the Johnson Scholarship Foundation鈥檚 financial support and a fervent belief that he can succeed, IM体育官网 senior Graham Gilbert is determined to reach his educational goals.
Gilbert, from West Palm Beach, IM体育官网, is working toward a bachelor鈥檚 degree in data science with a concentration in quantitative economics and econometrics.
鈥淎s college students, we probably all don鈥檛 have amazing income, so it can be difficult finding the money for these degrees we want to obtain,鈥� he said. 鈥淐ombined with other support, this really helps me. Otherwise, I might not be able to get my degree at IM体育官网 Poly, so this means everything.鈥�
The Johnson Scholarship Foundation鈥檚 mission is to help the disadvantaged obtain education and employment, focusing on those with disabilities, those who are socially and economically disadvantaged, and Indigenous People. In IM体育官网鈥檚 State University System, Johnson Scholarships are awarded to students with disabilities, including 293 students system-wide in the fall of 2021 and 13 at IM体育官网 Poly. Scholarships funded by the foundation are distributed though grantee institutions like IM体育官网 Poly.
鈥淲e are very proud of the relationship Johnson Scholarship Foundation has with IM体育官网 Poly and all the schools within the State University System of IM体育官网. It鈥檚 a special relationship built in the early days of the foundation鈥檚 history,鈥� said Robert A. Krause, the foundation鈥檚 CEO. 鈥淚t is our hope that each IM体育官网 Poly student who receives a scholarship through the JSF partnership will fulfill their potential and achieve a more independent, fruitful life.鈥�
Since the fall of 2014, 50 IM体育官网 Poly students have received the Johnson Scholarship, including 10 students this academic year.
In the 2021-2022 academic year, The Johnson Scholarship Foundation dispersed about $27,000 to IM体育官网 Poly, which then provided $12,400 in matching funds. In all, the University dispersed a total of about $39,600 to Johnson Scholars during that academic year.
鈥淚M体育官网 Poly Foundation is honored and blessed to partner with Johnson Scholarship Foundation,鈥� said Kathy Bowman, IM体育官网 Poly Foundation鈥檚 CEO. 鈥淒isability activist and poet Robert M. Hensel states, 鈥楾here is no greater disability in society than the inability to see a person as more.鈥� We believe in seeing a person as 鈥榤ore鈥� and are thankful for our partnership to provide more scholarships to educate and support students with disabilities.鈥�
To learn more about this and other scholarships, visit the IM体育官网 Poly scholarships webpage.
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