Howard County Students Receive Comcast NBCUniversal Scholarships

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Four students from Howard County have received scholarships from the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation for the 2020-2021 school year. Almost 40 students from across Maryland were awarded $95,000 in scholarships total from the Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program. Students are selected based upon their community service, academic performance and leadership skills.

The scholarship is a one time $2,500 scholarship to be used toward undergraduate education-related expenses. Since 2001, more than $34 million has been awarded to approximately 30,000 high school seniors across the country.

"Congratulations to each of these students for receiving a Leaders and Achievers scholarship for serving as leaders in their communities and for their academic achievements," said Maryland School Superintendent Dr. Karen B. Salmon in a statement.

The scholarship winners from Howard County are:

• Julianna Dibert of Glenelg Country School
• Chinaza Ezeh of Hammond High School
• Ellen Li of Mount Hebron High School
• Kiana Angela Macharia of Oakland Mills High School