Four students will soon enjoy some significant help in continuing their education.
As the first four winners of the Regions Riding Forward® Scholarship Contest for 2024, they will each receive a check in the amount of $8,000 made out to their designated accredited college.
In 2024, Regions revamped the scholarship contest to provide more opportunities for students to apply. The contest invites eligible high school and college students to submit a video essay or traditional written essay on someone they know in their community who has inspired them and helped them build the confidence to achieve their goals.
- The 2024 Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Contest consists of four (4) separate quarterly contests.
- For each quarterly contest, eligible entries are grouped according to form of entry (written essay or video essay) and judged by a panel of independent, qualified judges.
- A total of four (4) quarterly contest scholarship prizes will be awarded in each quarterly contest, consisting of two (2) prizes for the written essay group and two (2) quarterly contest prizes for the video essay group.
- Regions will promote the scholarship contest throughout the year and students may submit an entry in each quarterly contest.
First-quarter winners and the individuals they highlighted in their award-winning submissions include (follow links to read/watch their submissions):
- Bruce Garner, Chicago, Illinois, who honored the positive influence of his grandfather, Robert Garner.
- Ryland Stewart, Belleville, Illinois, who spoke about the impact of his high school football coach, Aaron Hilgendorf.
- Camryn Gaines, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, who was inspired by the example of her grandmother, Wilda Marshall, who at age 70, went back to college and earned her degree.
- Niambi Mosley, Mobile, Alabama, whose grandmother, Emma Love Reed, overcame discrimination and other obstacles to become an educator and leader in her community.
To learn more about the Riding Forward Scholarship, visit www.regions.com/ridingforward.
See full contest rules for complete details, including eligibility and written essay and video essay requirements.
See a full ist of winners and their winning submissions on Doing More Today.
If you know of a young person – in college or headed that way – please share this information with them and with the guidance counselor at their school.
The Regions Riding Forward Scholarship contest has awarded over $1.4 million in educational assistance to more than 400 students over the past 12 years.