HAA SCHOLARSHIPS
THE GARRY PIERRE-PIERRE SCHOLARSHIP
Garry Pierre-Pierre is a Pulitzer-prize winning, multimedia and entrepreneurial journalist. In 1999, he left the New York Times to launch the Haitian Times, a New York-based English-language publication serving the Haitian Diaspora. He is also the co-founder of the City University Graduate School of Journalism‘s Center for Community and Ethnic Media and a senior producer at CUNY TV.
He is a leading voice on Haiti, the Haitian diaspora and community media whose perspectives are often featured in multi-national media outlets.
ELIGIBILITY
- Graduating high school student entering college in September.
- Student is pursuing a degree in Media or Journalism.
THE Mary Joëlle Ford SCHOLARSHIP
Mary Tamara Joelle Ford attended Friends Seminary, Sarah Lawrence College, and New York University’s College of Dentistry before her studies were interrupted by health complications related to lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that affected her joints, skin, kidneys, and other organ systems. Undeterred by her diagnosis and fiercely independent, Joelle would go on to become a writer and editor, entrepreneur, and pastry chef. But most importantly, she was beloved by everyone she touched and all who experienced her magnetic personality, sharp intellect and wit, and her unfailingly positive spirit.
On behalf of Mary Joelle Ford, a tireless advocate for herself and others, this scholarship celebrates the resilience and determination of its recipient in continuing their educational journey.
ELIGIBILITY
- Graduating high school student entering college in September.
- Student who demonstrates resilience while maintaining academic success.
THE Gerda Seide Jean SCHOLARSHIP
Gerda Seide Jean, a pioneer, a mentor, a generous and dignified individual!As a devoted Christian, she maintained that her belief in God guided her path to be of service and support to humanity. Gerda Seide Jean was among the first group of Haitians who arrived in the United States trying to establish a pied a terre in this unknown and difficult environment. The experience, though difficult, served her well.
She was a kind, considerate, affable woman, who facilitated the transition, for countless families, from Haiti to the United States, despite her limited financial resources and housing allocation. She opened her doors to multiple families upon their arrival, coordinated employment, housing assistance, and school placement for young children.
Mrs. Jean never turned a family! Her motto was “never turn away a family, an individual in need”. This mantra was her guiding principle. To this day, generations of families, credit her guidance, selfless support for their adjustment and success in the US.
ELIGIBILITY
- Graduating high school student entering college in September.
- Student originated in Haiti and has been living in the United States for 5 years or less.