Our society’s priorities are clear: we’d rather spend billions on prisons than on mental health, youth programs, and educational services. This intentional system keeps low-income communities of color trapped in poverty and imprisonment.

Formerly incarcerated individuals and their children face countless barriers to education and success. They’re often relegated to the lowest rungs of the educational ladder, and their chances of reentry success are significantly impacted by their lack of educational opportunities.

But we can make a difference. The Redemption Institute provides scholarships to these individuals, giving them a chance to pursue higher education and land careers in gainful employment. By supporting our scholarship program, you can help break the cycle of poverty and imprisonment and empower individuals to reach their full potential.

Join us in the fight for justice and equality. Give the gift of education and opportunity today.

This scholarship provides between $2,000 and $4000 worth of tuition fee assistance. Participants must provide books and housing with outside funds. 

ELIGIBILITY

1. Applicants must be a formerly incarcerated person, or the offspring of a formerly incarcerated person that are planning to enroll in an institution of higher learning;

2. Applicants must have a G.E.D. or high school diploma;

3. Eligible institutions of higher learning include community colleges, vocational schools, universities, or any type of institution of higher education licensed by one of the several states, or federal entity.