NOVEMBER 2024 OCYC LAPTOP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM APPLICATION
Overtown Children and Youth Coalition (OCYC) serves as the backbone for anchoring organizations in the community. Through a collective impact model, we support them in their efforts to empower our children and youth to reach their full potential.
As such, in 2021, we established the annual OCYC Laptop Scholarship Program. This initiative is the head start they desperately need to compete and thrive in the marketplace of today and tomorrow. OCYC is committed to assisting students who cannot participate in digital learning because they do not have access to reliable devices.
To date, the OCYC Laptop Scholarship Program has held five award ceremonies to award 275 laptops to youth applicants across Overtown and surrounding neighborhoods. The annual goal is to continue to award laptops until policies change so that every child in Overtown has a personal computer.
The November 2024 OCYC Laptop Scholarship Program applications are open for consideration now through Monday, October 28, 2024 5 p.m. EDT. This scholarship is in recognition of National S.T.E.M. Day with the award ceremony on that day, Friday, November 8.
Overtown Children and Youth Coalition (OCYC) serves as the backbone for anchoring organizations in the community. Through a collective impact model, we support them in their efforts to empower our children and youth to reach their full potential.
As such, in 2021, we established the annual OCYC Laptop Scholarship Program. This initiative is the head start they desperately need to compete and thrive in the marketplace of today and tomorrow. OCYC is committed to assisting students who cannot participate in digital learning because they do not have access to reliable devices.
To date, the OCYC Laptop Scholarship Program has held three award ceremonies to award 125 laptops to youth applicants across Overtown and surrounding neighborhoods. The annual goal is to continue to award laptops until policies change so that every child in Overtown has a personal computer.
The 2023 OCYC Laptop Scholarship Program applications are open for consideration now through Friday, October 27, 2023.
Invitations are extended to the following:
- Students currently enrolled in grades 6 through 12 at Overtown schools
- Students in grades 6 through 12 currently enrolled in Overtown youth organizations
Application Process:
- Complete the online application form
- OCYC will review completed applications
- OCYC will notify awardees and provide details for the Friday, November 8, 2024 award ceremony where they will receive their laptops
Important Dates:
- Applications open now through Monday, October 28, 2024 5 p.m. EDT
- Awardees notified via email or phone on or before Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Awardees will have until Thursday, October 31, 2024 5 p.m. EDT, to respond to notification, or another student will be selected