APPLY FOR AUSTIN-EAST SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Scholarship Application Deadline Friday, April 19, 2024
Application must be received or postmarked on the deadline date.
Applications may be emailed to eastknoxvillebpa@gmail.com, or mailed to:
EKBPA Austin-East Scholarship Committee
Post Office Box 6066
Knoxville, Tennessee 37914
Scholarships Award Presentation
Austin East Seniors Award Day
DONATE TO THE AUSTIN-EAST SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Each year, the East Knoxville Business and Professional Association awards one or more deserving Austin-East seniors with a scholarship to help them pursue their higher education goals.
The more money we raise, the more scholarships we can offer. Please donate today by clicking the “Donate” button at the top of the screen. Donations can also be made via check: please make checks payable to EKBPA and designated for AE scholarship. Bring checks to the monthly member meetings, or mail to:
East Knoxville Business & Professional Association
PO Box 6066
Knoxville, TN 37914
2022 Recipient
Congratulations to the 2022 Austin East High School EKBPA Scholarship winner, Kyniya Hutchinson! She is a Top 10 Austin-East Scholar and Senior Class President.
Thank you to all of the members who made this scholarship possible!
Previous Recipients:
Note from Joshua Butler, First Scholarship Recipient
“I want to thank [EKBPA] for the support in the start of my postsecondary journey. In our world of education, one value will forever remain important: investment is necessary for our students of color.
Going to an Ivy League institution echoed that value, but unfortunately, that value has benefitted and replicated generations of discriminatory wealth and privilege. However, my community’s investment in education helps bridge the racial and socioeconomic gap. My community’s investment in my education helped me realize a calling in my life – to invest in the lives of students, particularly students of color.
Currently, I serve as a Career Coach with Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. I work with high school students in developing postsecondary plans to ensure success in education, employment, or enlistment. I achieve this through collaboration with community organizations, just like yours. My hope is to share the investment that was handed to me.
I send my blessings to every person, organization, and company that allowed me to be a recipient of such a tremendous blessing. Thank you all for the impact you are making on the developing minds of our youth.
–Joshua “Jay” Butler