2020 Scholarship Recipients

"For the past two years, I have been blessed with receiving a scholarship award from HAI Group. This scholarship has helped with my education by allowing me to continue attending my university. Tuition increases every school year, and I often worry about how I will attend, but the scholarship awarded to me by HAI Group has always eased my worries. Thanks to HAI Group, I will be completing my final year of my undergraduate study and continuing onto graduate study afterward. I’m unsure if I would still be attending St. John’s University without their generosity. Thank you."

"This scholarship will help my education because it will allow me to take additional courses per semester to reach my goal of obtaining my bachelor’s degree faster, as well as allow me to focus more on my studies without worrying about struggling financially to pay for school. Receiving this scholarship means the world to me because it is truly a blessing in helping make my academic dreams and career goals come true."

"This scholarship helped my education tremendously coming from a household of 5. It's been hard to save up and be financially stable for school. By getting this scholarship it allowed me to breathe, it was a weight taken off of my shoulder. This scholarship means a lot to me, I was in school thinking how could I pay for college? How could I afford college? How will I be able to be financially stable, get an education and play football. Football has taken me far but I was not good in the classroom. I couldn’t pick up offers due to the lack of grades. I was in my classroom motivated to become great with no help, the scholarship allowed me to go to school for free, play football without working, and also be able to give back to my community and show it’s possible to be a young black male and be successful pass these streets."

"I count this scholarship as a tremendous blessing towards my education. This opportunity makes me more determined to stay focused in school to achieve success for a greater positive impact on the communities."

"I couldn’t be more excited to be a winner of the 2020 resident scholarship. I feel like it is a huge sign that I am on the right path. As a result of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and quarantine my hours reduced at work, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to catch up with tuition payments. This scholarship has lifted a heavy weight off my shoulders. Thank you so much to the Resident Scholarship Program. "

"This scholarship lets me attend a school with an abundance of resources and professors that guarantee both my personal growth, and an extensive career preparation. I would not be able to afford to otherwise. As someone who lives and depends on affordable housing, this scholarship gives me the opportunity to reach a career that will allow me to take myself, and my family, out of affordable housing, so that I can contribute to the funds and infrastructure to support those who will need it like I have. This scholarship, to me, means the eventual gift of self-sufficiency, but more importantly, the ability to help others like this scholarship has helped me."

"Being a recipient of this scholarship means a lot to me. It’s a good feeling to know that somebody wants to see you do good and believes in you. Receiving this scholarship pushes me to my full potential because I know I’m not in this alone. Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity. It has driven me to be more than a statistic."

"This scholarship means a lot to me. It taught me to grow, level up & be patient."

"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” - Zig Zagler