We Care about Georgia Higher Education
With the help of our Higher Community, we have made a great impact in Georgia Higher Education. Since inception in May 2018, we have served over 1,000 Georgia college students and awarded nearly $40,000 in grants and scholarships. Thank you to our Higher Community for helping us provide need-based aid and merit-based aid to Georgians from all walks of life. Together, let’s keep taking Georgia higher.
Impacting Georgia One Student at a Time
This data captures our impact from May 2018 to March 2025.
Impacting Georgia One Day at a Time
Our Impact for the Current 2024-2025 Academic Year
Georgia Foster Youth
Fall 2024 Back to School Braids
For this year’s back to college resource, we did something much different. We provided free box braids to Georgia foster youth to prepare them for back to school. This initiative helped bring awareness of the Georgia Post-Secondary Tuition Waiver.
Representative Lydia Glaize
Clear Bookbags for Fulton County Students
We partnered with Representative Lydia Glaize of House District 67 and Coweta-Fayette EMC to give away 264 clear book bags to the youth of Bear Creek Middle School. This initiative promoted school safety and helped low-income students comply with the clear book bag policy. With adequate resources and school campus safety, our youth can go higher.
Kaylah Townsend
Fall 2024 Higher Scholar
Kaylah Townsend is a graduating senior at Georgia Tech studying Computational Media. She received The Higher Foundation Scholarship, and we are proud to announce her as a Fall 2024 Higher Scholar.
Lauren Forney
Fall 2024 Higher Scholar
Lauren Forney is a junior at Spelman College studying Health Sciences. She received The Higher Foundation Scholarship, and we are proud to announce her as a Fall 2024 Higher Scholar.
Said Gomez
Fall 2024 Higher Scholar
Said Gomez is a graduating senior at Georgia Tech studying Business Administration. He received The Higher Foundation Scholarship, and we are proud to announce him as a Fall 2024 Higher Scholar.
Natalie Mangen
Fall 2024 Higher Student
Natalie Mangen is a junior at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Atlanta studying Architecture. She received The Higher Foundation Grant, and we are proud to announce her as a Fall 2024 Higher Student.
Tamiya Davis
Fall 2024 Higher Student
Tamiya Davis is a senior at Atlanta Technical College preparing for her Emory School of Nursing Accelerated Masters of Nursing Program. She received The Higher Foundation Grant, and we are proud to announce her as a Fall 2024 Higher Student.
Senator Jon Ossoff
SNAP for Students Advocacy
We are partnering with Senator Jon Ossoff and Georgia Budget & Policy Institute to offer more food security to Georgia college students through SNAP. We are proposing policy changes to the current SNAP for Students work requirements, so food insecurity does not prevent Georgia college students from going higher in their education and career.
Technical College System of Georgia
Free Tuition for Foster Youth Advocacy
Robert Zelaya, the Director of Student Affairs of TCSG, is leading our partnership with TCSG to discuss ways we think The State of Georgia Post-Secondary Tuition Waiver Program can better help our foster youth go higher in their education and career.
Aliyah Johnson
Spring 2025 Higher Scholar
Aliyah Johnson is a sophomore at Kennesaw State University studying Nursing. She received The Spring 2025 Higher Foundation Scholarship, and we are proud to announce her as a Higher Scholar.
Edward Cotton
Spring 2025 Higher Student
Edward Cotton is pursuing his Master’s Degree in Health Management at Emory University. He received The Higher Foundation Grant for the Spring 2025 semester, and we are proud to announce him as a Higher Student.
Impacting Georgia One Institution at a Time
Because of our state-wide, inclusive approach, we’ve been able to serve students that attend over 48 different Georgia post-secondary institutions in both the private and public sector. With our Higher Community’s continued support, we will impact the students at more Georgia Higher Education institutions to ensure all Georgians have the financial support they need to go higher.
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