MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE’S INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY AND DENNY’S 2023-2024 PARTNERSHIP FOR HUNGRY FOR EDUCATIONTM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE’S INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY AND DENNY’S 2023-2024 PARTNERSHIP FOR HUNGRY FOR EDUCATION TM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Students are eligible to win one of (5) $1,000 scholarships for their ideas on bringing communities together.
NASHVILLE, September 26, 2023 – Meharry Medical College’s Institute of Global Health Equity is partnering with Denny’s, Inc., as part of the 2023/24 Hungry for EducationTM (HFE) scholarship program, a major initiative to help bring communities together and promote education. Now open for applications, the Denny’s HFE program will award more than $340,000 in scholarships to deserving high school and college students throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, and we’re proud to be a partner this year.
“As we persist in our efforts towards making health inequities history, our institute, alongside our partners at Denny’s, recognizes that prioritizing investments in education is fundamental to forging a pathway for success for our learners.” said Daniel E. Dawes, JD, Senior Vice President of Global Health and Executive Director of the Institute of Global Health Equity at Meharry Medical College. “I am excited to see how our Meharry learners can envision and reconceptualize a future where health equity is achievable for all communities and populations through this opportunity.”
The institute will select this year’s winners and administer the scholarships on behalf of the organization and Denny’s. Qualified students are invited to apply by visiting the HFE scholarship site at www.dennys.com/hfe where they can begin the application process. Students will be asked to submit an essay on “How Denny’s can help bring communities together.”
The deadline for applying is December 11, 2023.
“Our partnership with the Institute of Global Health Equity at Meharry Medical College has been tremendously rewarding,” said April Kelly-Drummond, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Denny’s, Inc. “This Hungry for EducationTM program fulfills both our and Meharry Medical College’s missions to invest in education and the community.”
Upon review of the winning applicants’ essays, Denny’s will select ideas from the pool of scholarship winners and work with the students to put the essay plans into action to make a difference in local communities.