PRESS RELEASE: Council of the Great City Schools Selects 2013 Math and Science Scholars 

The ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarships were established to encourage minority students to pursue college degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The scholarship program was created in 2010 by Dr. Bernard Harris, a former astronaut, physician and businessman, and the ExxonMobil Foundation to increase the number of underrepresented students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM).

 

Each June, $5,000 scholarships are awarded to two African American and two Hispanic students currently completing their senior year of high school in a member district of the Council of the Great City Schools. Click here to find the list of CGCS districts.

 

                                                                 The 2012 Winners of the ExxonMobil Scholarships were: