Goodyear, University Of Akron Set To Drive Opportunity For Local Students
Company funds 15 full scholarships for new Driving Opportunity Scholars Program covering tuition, mentoring and internships
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AKRON, Ohio, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Goodyear Foundation (Goodyear) is committing $1.6M to The University of Akron (UA) for a new program designed to increase job readiness training for underserved students called The Driving Opportunity Scholars Program.
Goodyear s gift will support full tuition and fees scholarships for 15 undergraduate students over the next three years with the first five beginning this fall. Selected freshmen will represent a wider range of underrepresented communities in the workplace and will be enrolled in a training and mentoring program for up to five years.