Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program Recognizes Students’ Achievements Both in and Out of the Classroom Comcast NBCUniversal has awarded approximately $74,000 in scholarships for the 2018-19 school year to 65 area students from Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, […]
Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $91,000 in Scholarships to 82 New Jersey High School Seniors
Comcast NBCUniversal announced that it has awarded approximately $91,000 in scholarships for the 2018 – 2019 school year to 82 New Jersey students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, is a one-time, $1,000 scholarship awarded to the best and brightest high school seniors for their community […]
Honoring Philadelphia’s Best and Brightest Youth with College Scholarships
Mingwang Jiang was a high school freshman when he left China with his family and put down new roots in Philadelphia. At the time, he did not speak a word of English – but he went on to graduate at the top of his class from George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science […]
The Comcast Foundation Awards 2017 Leaders and Achievers Scholarships to New Jersey, Pennsylvania High School Seniors
The Comcast Foundation recently recognized its 2017 class of Leaders and Achievers Scholarship recipients during two ceremonies held in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, respectively. The Leaders and Achievers awards program recognizes the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills. Each recipient received a $1,000 scholarship. One deserving student from each state had their $1,000 scholarship turned […]
Comcast Awards Two Philadelphia Students $5,000 Scholarships at Annual Mayoral Luncheon
On February 2, the Comcast Foundation and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney honored two local students with the Gustave G. Amsterdam Leadership Award at the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Mayoral Luncheon. Comcast Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer David L. Cohen presented Fakira Awawdeh and Widchard Faustin with individual $5,000 scholarship awards […]