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History
The Bragg-Harvard-MuhammadSmith (BHMS)– Why We Can’t Wait Fund Scholarship Fund was established in 2009 by Mursalata Muhammad, a GRCC faculty member, with support from Sabrina Sewell-Bragg, a public servant, and Wil Smith, a Kent County Deputy Sheriff. They started the scholarship in memory of the following family members, who contributed to public service by how they lived their lives or in their careers:
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WHO?...
The Bragg, Harvard, MuhamadSmith (BHMS) - Why We Can't Wait Scholarship Fund scholarships are awarded to individuals enrolled at Grand Rapids Community College, who plant to work in the following public service careers: education, healthcare, and law enforcement.
WHAT?...
The Bragg, Harvard, MuhamadSmith (BHMS) - Why We Can't Wait Scholarship Fund makes awards to individuals attending Grand Rapids Community College, who are intend to work in public service careers - such as -education, healthcare, and law enforcement.
There are two kinds of ANNUAL scholarships to students attending Grand Rapids Community College.
There are two kinds of ANNUAL scholarships to students attending Grand Rapids Community College.
- $750 (minimum) in scholarships that support students participation in campus-based cultural competency, equity and inclusion programs. Currently, these funds are managed by the GRCC Woodrick Center for Inclusion & Equity.
- $3,000 (minimum) in Scholarships to students focused on working in the following public service careers - education, healthcare, and law enforcement. The 2017 - 2018 academic year was the inaugural award year for this scholarship. Currently, these funds are awarded by a scholarship committee.
When?...
Bragg, Harvard, MuhamadSmith (BHMS) - Why We Can't Wait Scholarships are awarded annually.
- 2016 - 2017 was the inaugural year for awarding the campus-based cultural competency, equity and inclusion scholarships
- 2017 - 2018 was the inaugural year for awarding scholarships to individuals focused on working in the following public service careers - education, healthcare, law enforcement
Where & How?...
- Contact the the GRCC Woodrick Center for Inclusion & Equity for information about scholarships that support participation in campus-based cultural competency, equity and inclusion programs.
- Send an email to BHMScantwaitscholarship@gmail.com for information about the $3,000 Scholarships to students focused on working in the following public service careers - education, healthcare, and law enforcement
Why?... Goals & Purpose
Short-Term Goals
The Bragg, Harvard, Muhammad-Smith Why We Can’t Wait Scholarship seeks to positively impact public service in a variety of communities by supporting civic engagement, educational attainment, philanthropy in the seven following ways:
- Make scholarship awards that support student participation in campus-based programs that help them improve their cultural competency skills ($750 annually)
- Make scholarship awards that support degree completion ($3000 annually)
- Long-term goal: Provide one full-tuition GRCC police academy scholarship annually
- Provide at least one full-tuition GRCC police academy scholarship (approx. $7000 annually)
The Bragg, Harvard, Muhammad-Smith Why We Can’t Wait Scholarship seeks to positively impact public service in a variety of communities by supporting civic engagement, educational attainment, philanthropy in the seven following ways:
- Encourage people to develop cultural competency skills that increase their understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Encourage people to be active citizens in the communities they serve through their work
- Provide financial support to people pursuing degrees and public service careers in law enforcement/criminal justice, education, and healthcare
- Encourage people to think creatively about how their area of study may result in a public service career
- Support degree completion by establishing these funds as a renewable scholarship
- Support educational ownership and financial planning by allowing recipients to decide how to disburse funds
- Encourage scholarship recipients to support education scholarships in the future