THF announces 2023 Scott Weiss Scholarship recipients

January 4, 2024

We are pleased to announce the recipients of THF’s 2023 Scott Weiss Scholarship.

The Scott Weiss Scholarship provides THF alumni with financial assistance for their academic and career pursuits as they prepare for careers in the media, entertainment, and tech industries. With each recipient receiving $3,500, the Foundation awarded $49,000 in scholarships for 2023.

The scholarship is named after Scott Weiss, T. Howard Foundation Founder and Chairman Emeritus. Now in its 29th year, this merit-based award is granted to eligible alumni of the Foundation’s Internship Program.

Congratulations to our 2023 Scott Weiss Scholarship recipients

Fotima Akramkhodjaeva Temple University THF Class of ’23	Leen Armoush UC, Berkeley THF Class of ’23	Aissata Bah Harvard University THF Class of ’22	Jade Copeland CUNY Brooklyn College THF Class of ’23	Joseph Decilos George Washington University THF Class of ’23
Ryan Herrera Johns Hopkins University THF Class of ’17	Louvina Jackman Hampton University THF Class of ’13	Anushka Jariwala University of Georgia THF Class of ’23	Erica Johnson Hampton University THF Class of ’19	Zikora Mbadugha Emory University THF Class of ’23
Nuzhat Nasim Stony Brook University THF Class of ’23	Illia Solano Potente New York University THF Class of ’23	Nya-Simone Spann New York University THF Class of ’22	Laila Wilson Stony Brook University THF Class of ’22

The T. Howard Foundation would like to thank
the Walter Kaitz Foundation
for providing additional funding to the Scott Weiss Scholarship.