Spotify is committed to amplifying the voices of underrepresented groups, and that starts with empowering the creators who will shape our industry’s future.
NextGen is Spotify’s ongoing program designed to infuse, activate, and grow podcast and creator culture on college campuses. Through our Creator Equity Fund (CEF), we’ve expanded NextGen to support historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including Spelman College, Howard University, North Carolina A&T State University, and Hampton University.
This year, the program has funded $60,000 in scholarships to Hampton University’s Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. Each student will be awarded $6,000 toward the 2023-24 academic school year.
After a competitive selection process, they are excited to announce this year’s 10 scholarship recipients:
– Ayan Ar-Raheem Harris (she/her) Junior, Journalism
– Bella May (she/her) Junior, Journalism
– Caitlyn Fitzpatrick (she/her) Sophomore, Journalism
– HoneyRose Smith (she/her) Freshman, Journalism
– Isaac Harris (he/him) Senior, Strategic Communications
– Nyla Adams (she/her) Freshman, Journalism
– Riana Ward (she/her) Senior, Strategic Communications
– Samiyah Hall (she/her)
– Sophia Guerra (she/her) Sophomore, Strategic Communications
– Trinity Polk (she/her) Sophomore, Journalism
Taken from: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2024-05-02/meet-the-10-hampton-university-students-receiving-spotify-nextgens-scholarship/