Impact
To date, the Joyce Ivy Foundation has named 555 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.
2016 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 2016, 44% of those who applied to an Ivy League institution were admitted.
- 78 Scholars from 70 different secondary schools
- 84% rank in the top 10% of their class
- 67% have a 4.0 GPA
- 30% will be first generation in their family to attend college
- 40% identify as students of color
- 44% 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 2016, 44% of those who applied to an Ivy League institution were admitted.