SCHOLARSHIPS

The Committee for Business and Economic Diversity Annual Business Recognition Breakfast Program is the venue for awarding to scholarships.

• The Howard County General Hospital Rising Business Star Scholarship is awarded by Howard County General Hospital. It recognizes a Howard County public high school senior who is a minority, young woman and/or person with a disability who has demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit as evidenced by starting a small business, assisting an existing business in a significant way, or by developing a creation or invention targeted towards business. The $1,000.00 will assist the recipient to pursue post-secondary studies at an accredited educational institution. To download the Howard County General Hospital Rising Business Star Scholarship application, please click here.
  
  
• The Earl H. Saunders Entrepreneurial Scholarship is awarded by the Howard County Chamber of Commerce. It recognizes a Howard County resident who is a minority, woman and/or person with a disability who has demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit as evidenced by starting a small business, assisting an existing business in a significant way, or by developing a creation or invention targeted towards business. The $1,000.00 will assist the recipient to pursue post secondary entrepreneurial programs/courses of study at an accredited educational institution. To download the Earl H. Saunders Entrepreneurial Scholarship application, please click here.

For more information about scholarship opportunities, an application or to make contributions to the scholarship funds, contact Cynetta Cardwell by e-mail at ccardwell@hceda.org.

The scholarship fund is administered by The Columbia Foundation.