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Empowering the Next Generation of Community Leaders.
The Holmes Omega Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships to deserving high school students in the Denver metropolitan area. The foundation awards on average at least $10,000 in scholarships on an annual basis. The primary fundraising sources for the foundation are individual contributions, corporate contributions and our annual golf tournament.
The program awards $6,000 to each recipient over his/her four-year college career. Awards of $750 are given at the beginning of each semester.
Please download the Application form and email it to info@holmesomega.org
Program Success Measurements
- The percentage of scholarship recipients who are graduated from college.
- The progress that these students subsequently make in securing employment commensurate with their education.
- The degree to which graduates become productive citizens in their community.
Benefit and Scope of Community Impact
The program’s impact on the community is found in the hope and monetary support that it provides to a segment of the population that faces the imminent possibility of being left out. It creates an avenue for those who are qualified, to escape the rolls of the unemployed and/or involvement with the criminal justice system.
The program assists four or more students simultaneously during their four-year college career. All scholarship recipients are monitored throughout this period and grade point accountability is placed squarely on each recipient.
Approximately 35 to 40 students compete for the scholarships on an annual basis.
Program Uniqueness
This program is unique in the sense that it is one of the few local scholarship programs that follow the students throughout their college career providing assistance over a four year period. Because of the spiraling cost of higher education, most organizations can only afford to give one-time scholarships.
Requirements
The criteria for selection as a scholarship recipient are Academic Promise, Financial Need, Extra Curricular Activities, Well Rounded Personality, and Strength of Character. Eligibility is restricted to Denver metropolitan high school seniors who are planning to enter college as freshmen for full-time study. Application Due March 15th each year.
Scholarship Eligibility Requirements
- Black Male Graduating High School Senior Residing in Metropolitan Denver area
- Overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 Scale
- Has a need for Financial Assistance
- Shows potential to successfully handle college/university responsibilities
Scholarship Award Recipients
Featured Scholar
Jonathan Sykes
Morgan State University
Health Education: Professional Physical Therapy
3.8 GPA
- Morgan Mile President (Male Initiative of Leadership and Excellence).
- Underground studios film organization. “The Trenches” podcast Assistant Producer, “In Due Time” short film Assistant Director, Secretary 2024-2025 school year.
- NAACP
- MSU Poets public relations committee
- SGA Sophomore Class President 2024-2025 Campaign Manager
2023 Recipients
Patrick Hairston, Jr.
Rico Nelson
Tyler Tolbert
Jayden Washington
2022 Recipients
Dalton Ford
Seneca Holmes
Nathan Simmons II
Jonathan Sykes
Previous Recipients
- 2021 – Ajaree Monroe, Akirah Venerable, Elijah Short, and Amani Robinson
- 2020 – Azaya Bivin, Khalid Mohieldin, Austin Murphy, La Mar Philmon, Maxwell Satchell, TJ Labrie
- 2019 – Ahmed Moutwakil, Daiquan Wells, Eric Hamilton, Jr., Michael Sykes
- 2018 – JaSaun Palmer, HaSaun Bulter, Myles Pace, Azim Kefoni and Tyrin Register
- 2017 – Payton Johnson, Quay Juan Hamilton, Jalon Gordon, Nathan Henderson, Ahmed Hirsi, and Jalen Ford
- 2016 – Brandon Crockett, James Cousin, Obediah Oakley, Andre Thompson, and Daniel C. Brown
- 2015 – Andrew Tillman, Aaron Shells, Gebil Mirco, Raymon Solomon and Arsean Wilbon
- 2014 – Tyler Larkin, Austin Ford, Agwu Uchechukwu, Henry Brown, LaDerian King, Efrem Sharew, Joseph Mpumuro, Jarrett Alexander, Dominic Reed, and Phillip Wright
- 2013 – Jordan Davis, Antonio Hill, DVonte Johnson, Jordan Jones-Potts, Alexander Neal, Mark Reese, Deondre Thompson, and Bradley Miller
- 2012 – Edward Mensah and Zachary Watson
- 2011 – Jeffrey T. Smith II
- 2010 – Randy Leblanc
- 2009 – Bradley Steward
- 2008 – Marion Brown, Derek James Cole and Mahad Faheid
- 2007 – Roman Coy Ashford
- 2006 – Jason Nathaniel Toms
- 2005 – Michael D. Sapp and Tyrone E. Reese
- 2004 – Corey S. Scott
- 2003 – Jason Crockett
- 2002 – Zacchaeus Boss
- 2001 – Derrick Hendrix
- 2000 – Brandon Eubanks
- 1999 – Theo Wilson
- 1998 – Anthony M. Farmer and Christopher C. Cason
- 1997 – Tel-Cary Sadler and Benjamin Okeke
- 1996 – Marcus Farmer
- 1995 – Duane James and Larry Littleton
- 1994 – Shelton Norman
- 1993 – Terry J. Johnson and Jamiel G. Winn
- 1992 – Marion Boggs
- 1991 – Damien Douglas
- 1990 – Zoane Price
- 1989 – Christopher McCray
- 1988 – Markus Anderson
- 1987 – Neko Robinson and Kelvin McNeil
- 1986 – Samuel M. Holmes
- 1985 – Kelvin R. Nettles
- 1984 – Gregory Fox
- 1983 – Tijani Cole
- 1982 – Gerald T. Johnson
- 1980 – Donald Singfield
- 1979 – James McLaurin
- 1978 – Edwin Jackson
- 1977 – Frank Gordon
- 1976 – Rodney Massey
- 1975 – R. K. Carpenter
- 1974 – H. G. Wylie
- 1973 – Joel Moran
- 1972 – Davey Smith
- 1971 – Gregory Mosley
- 1970 – Leonard King
- 1969 – Ronald Collins
- 1968 – N/A
- 1967 – Sandra Mayfield
- 1966 – Harry Booker
- 1965 – Sonya Franklin
Your donation and involvement can go a long way. Make a difference now.
Partners
Purple Level
Pat Terhune and Veronica Chavez
Earl Conway
Kevin Fitzgerald
Gold Level
Ronaldo Babb
The Heru Family
Terri Benjamin
John & Sandra Jones
The Boyd Family
The Williams Family
The Gardner Family
Antonio Wint
Silver Level
Ashika Ford
Roderick Randell
Greg Labrie
Marilyn Vessels
Vermell E. Hill
Special Thanks