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Larry Busacca/Getty Images for CoachellaFollowing her historic Coachella headlining performance Saturday night, Beyoncé is now awarding $25,000 grants to four very lucky college students.
Monday, the superstar announced that four historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will receive one grant of $25,000 each, thanks to Bey’s brand-new Homecoming Scholars Award Program.
One student from each institution will receive the grant for the 2018-2019 school year.
The HBCUs are Xavier University in Louisiana, Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio, Tuskegee University in Alabama and Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida.
According to an official statement, the four students from each school will be able to use their $25,000 scholarship for study in various fields, such as literature, creative arts, education, business and communications.
All applicants must be able to maintain a 3.5 GPA or above.
Finalists and winner will be chosen by the selected universities.
Winners of the grants will be revealed this summer.
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