Impact
To date, the Joyce Ivy Foundation has named 798 Scholars from Michigan, Ohio, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Each cohort of Summer Scholars receives half a million dollars in financial support from Joyce Ivy and our summer program partners.
Each cohort of Summer Scholars receives half a million dollars in financial support from Joyce Ivy and our summer program partners.
2019 Summer Scholars
100% of Summer Scholars matriculate at selective, four-year colleges.
90% of Summer Scholars say that they raise their college aspirations as a direct result of their participation with the Joyce Ivy Foundation. This means they expand their college application lists to include more academically rigorous and selective institutions, and they apply to a more geographically diverse set of colleges and universities.
70% of Summer Scholars apply to the college where their summer program was held.
In 2018, 73% of those who applied to a highly selective institution were admitted.
- 79 Scholars from 64 different secondary schools
- 100% rank in the top 15% of their class
- 82% have a 4.0 GPA
- 37% will be first generation in their family to attend college
- 61% identify as students of color
- 65% received our highest level of need-based aid
100% of Summer Scholars matriculate at selective, four-year colleges.
90% of Summer Scholars say that they raise their college aspirations as a direct result of their participation with the Joyce Ivy Foundation. This means they expand their college application lists to include more academically rigorous and selective institutions, and they apply to a more geographically diverse set of colleges and universities.
70% of Summer Scholars apply to the college where their summer program was held.
In 2018, 73% of those who applied to a highly selective institution were admitted.