A Texas Southern University student will earn scholarship money from Beyonce’s headline-grabbing show at the Coachella music festival earlier this month.
A Texas Southern University student will earn scholarship money from Beyonce’s headline-grabbing show at the Coachella music festival earlier this month.
The renowned singer, whose April 14 show nodded to historically black universities and homecoming weekends, donated $100,000 after the show to four such universities. On Monday, Google’s charity arm matched that donation, resulting in $25,000 to TSU.
The scholarship’s recipient must put the money to his or her studies in the 2018-19 academic year. TSU will pick finalists and a winner, who will be announced this summer.
Beyonce, a Houston native, included former Prairie View A&M University band members in her performance at Coachella, KTRK reported .
« We challenge other businesses across the country to join us in this commitment to higher education and investment in the future, » said Ivy McGregor, who directs philanthropy and corporate relations at Parkwood Entertainment, which houses Beyonce’s philanthropy initiative BeyGOOD, in a statement.
