Atlanta actress Gail Bean offers 22 local grads scholarships
(Courtesy of Dream Above The Influence / FOX 5 Atlanta)
ATLANTA - Atlanta native and actress Gail Bean wants to help local students pay for their college.
What we know:
Bean is offering 22 graduating seniors her "All My Love" scholarship, worth $1,913 each.
The scholarships are in partnership with Bean's Dream Above the Influence, a nonprofit that caters to empowering Black youth, according to their website.
To qualify, the student must live in metro Atlanta, and:
- Submit high school transcript
- Submit a letter of recommendation from their school’s faculty or staff
- Have 8 hours Of community service
- Upload a "Biggest Dream" video where they explain their dreams and what influenced them.
"If you don’t know what your dreams are, that’s okay. It’s okay to not know, it’s not okay to not care," Bean says. "Submissions begin right now… submit, submit, submit."
If you want to apply, send the above items to dreamabovetheinfluence@gmail.com. Submissions are due by June 8 at 11:59 p.m.
What we don't know:
We do not know when the organization will announce the recipients.
The Source: Information from this article comes from Gail Bean's twitter and the Dream Above the Influence website, both linked above.