2020 Graduating Fellows Win Over $3 Million in Scholarships

11 Nyah Fellows will graduate this June.  We’re excited about this cohort’s record of achievement and college plans.  A few quick facts about our 2020 graduates

• collectively won over $3 million in scholarship dollars

• 100% were accepted in college or university

• 100% won academic or merit based scholarships

• 92% attribute their Nyah Project Fellowship as critical to their successful college matriculation

Heavyn Lee, 2019 Fellow, shares: “I have also used my personal statement developed during Access Coaching for numerous scholarships. For Example, the additional essay to Harvard University and Princeton University consisted entirely of my experience in Indonesia.” ~ Heavyn Lee

Dewayne Martin, 2017 Fellow, explains, “Nyah Project has been critical to my success throughout this process- providing me unique experiences to discuss in my college application and a community of support in all facets.”

Our 2020 graduates are:

• Isabel Armedilla (2019) University of Florida, Miami, FL

• Jaida Houston (2019) Morris Brown, Atlanta, GA 

• Jeremiah Johnson (2019) Hampton University, Hampton, VA

• Heavyn Lee (2019) Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

• Malique Lewis (2020) Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

• Shai Lin (2020) University of Florida, Gainesville,, FL

• Miles Mariano-Ortilla (2019) American University, Washington, DC

• Dewayne Martin (2017) Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

• John Paul Mejia (2019) American University, Washington, DC

• Samuel Mukasa (2018) Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL

• Anaisa Tate (2018) Howard University, Washington, DC