Ford Driving Dreams to Launch in San Antonio with $50,000 in Scholarships for Eligible Senior High School Students
February 08 2016 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
- San Antonio seniors from selected high
schools can be eligible to receive more than $50,000 in
scholarships from San Antonio Ford Dealers and Ford Motor Company
Fund
- Scholarships are part of Ford Driving
Dreams, which is launching in San Antonio this year as Ford expands
its strategic philanthropic approach with San Antonio Ford
Dealers
- Scholarships will enable students to
pursue an education in science, technology, engineering and math;
recipients will be recognized at a Ford Driving Dreams
ceremony
San Antonio Ford Dealers and Ford Motor Company Fund announced
$50,000 in Ford Driving Dreams scholarships for eligible seniors at
selected high schools across San Antonio interested in pursuing an
education in science, technology, engineering and math.
The $2,000-a-piece scholarships will be awarded to qualifying
students graduating in 2016 and planning to attend an accredited
two-year or four-year college or university over the period for
which the scholarship is requested. The application deadline is
Feb. 29.
Qualifying scholarship applicants must submit a “What Drives
Your Dream?” essay. The scholarships are part of Ford’s overall
education efforts in San Antonio to help students graduate from
high school on time and go on to college. The scholarships are
administered by LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc.
(LNESC).
Across the country, Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic
arm of Ford Motor Company, invests more than $8 million a year in
scholarships and other education initiatives. In addition to Ford
Driving Dreams, Ford Fund educational programs include Ford Blue
Oval Scholars, Ford Next Generation Learning, Ford College
Community Challenge and Ford STEAM Lab.
San Antonio is also home to the Henry Ford Academy: Alameda
School for Art + Design, created in 2009 in a partnership led by
local arts organizations and Henry Ford Learning Institute, a
non-profit organization founded by the Ford Motor Company Fund and
The Henry Ford Academy dedicated to creating public schools in
public spaces.
San Antonio is a Ford Operation Better World market. Launched in
2008, the Operation Better World framework enables Ford Fund,
dealers and other groups to collaborate on a strategic approach to
philanthropy to more effectively meet community needs. In San
Antonio, the main focus is education, but Ford also supports
community needs such as hunger relief efforts and teen driver
safety.
Ford’s local partners include Boy Scouts of America, LNESC San
Antonio, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, Henry Ford Academy and
San Antonio Food Bank.
For more information, visit www.forddrivingdreams.com.
About Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services
Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services works with
community and global partners to advance driving safety, education
and community life. Ford Motor Company Fund has operated for more
than 65 years with ongoing funding from Ford Motor Company. Ford
Driving Skills for Life is free, interactive, hands-on safety
training focused on skill development and driving techniques, while
addressing inexperience, distractions and impaired driving.
Innovation in education is encouraged through Ford Blue Oval
Scholars, Ford Next Generation Learning and other inspiring
programs that enhance high school learning and provide college
scholarships and university grants. The Ford Volunteer Corps
enlists more than 30,000 Ford employees and retirees each year to
work on local projects that strengthen their communities and
improve people’s lives in more than 40 countries around the world.
For more information, visit http://community.ford.com.
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high-resolution photos and video, visit www.media.ford.com.
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