News: Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation Awards $1 Million In Scholarships

Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation has announced that it has awarded $1 million in scholarships for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to 100 members of the graduating class of 2022. The Waymon Webster Scholarship Fund has granted $10,000 scholarships to seniors who have reached academic excellence (averaging 3.5 or higher GPA) but have faced the challenge of financial adversity in the second semester of their senior year.  These scholarships will bring 100 students over the finish line, diploma in hand. This is the second year that Scott has supported HBCUs and represents a tenfold increase.  “Excellence abounds in every Black household, but too often opportunity does not—and Black students are left behind or counted out,” says Travis Scott about the found...

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