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07/25/2008 Summer Term

Baltimore Scholars Program

Educating Tomorrow’s Leaders…
For Baltimore and Beyond

“Baltimore is Johns Hopkins' home, and the city's future is our future.”
-William Brody, President of Johns Hopkins University

A Johns Hopkins Education: Within Reach for Baltimore City
Johns Hopkins University was founded in 1876 for the purpose of expanding knowledge and putting that knowledge to work for the good of humanity. Since its founding, the university has produced generations of business leaders, philanthropists, scholars, scientists, physicians, and artists who have contributed greatly to Baltimore and to the nation’s prosperity. As a world-renowned leader in research and education, Johns Hopkins is one of the region’s most valuable assets.

While many of Baltimore’s citizens—including legions of Johns Hopkins graduates—have contributed to the university’s successes, some of the city’s brightest young minds have not always had this opportunity.

In the past, many of Baltimore’s top public high school students, lacking the necessary financial means, guidance, or encouragement, did not even consider applying to Johns Hopkins. Although these students had the potential to make valuable contributions to our academic community and Baltimore’s future, they believed a Johns Hopkins education was out of their reach. As a result, these students chose to attend college elsewhere, depleting the city and university of intellectual capital now and for years to come.

In 2004, the university established the Baltimore Scholars Program, a bold new initiative designed to address this problem and allow Baltimore’s most gifted young students, regardless of their financial means, the opportunity to attend Johns Hopkins and receive a world-class education.

 

The Baltimore Scholars Program: Educating Tomorrow’s Leaders
Educating for leadership—it’s a mission that is shared by Johns Hopkins’ Krieger School of Arts & Sciences and Whiting School of Engineering.

The Baltimore Scholars Program fosters the development of future leaders and ensures the region’s economic and cultural vitality by providing our most promising young citizens with a powerful incentive to stay in a city that needs them: full tuition, four-year scholarships to Johns Hopkins University. 

Through this ongoing initiative, all Baltimore City students who have been enrolled in a city public high school for three years, graduate from a city high school, and qualify for and are offered admission to Johns Hopkins University are awarded these scholarships. Depending on their need, Baltimore Scholars may also be eligible for additional financial support to cover other educational and living expenses. 

Provided with the tools and incentives to achieve excellence, these highly educated and committed students then graduate from Johns Hopkins with the creative vision, professional and leadership skills, ethics, and wisdom to contribute to Baltimore’s prosperity.

 
Investing in Our City’s Future: Investing in the Best
Recognizing that the strength of the university is tied to the strength of our community, Johns Hopkins already engages in a number of successful partnerships with the city, including programs that provide health services to disadvantaged communities and after-school tutoring to elementary school students.

The Baltimore Scholars Program is an extension of these outreach efforts and provides critical support to some of Baltimore’s most deserving students. Since its inception, the program has been a huge success. Now, if we are to maintain and expand its reach, we need your help.

Partnering with Johns Hopkins in this important endeavor gives you an opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of these students and further strengthen our community. You can share our commitment to Baltimore and our optimism for the city’s future by helping us bridge the gap that stands between our city’s best students and a world-class education.
As a Baltimore Scholars sponsor, you will provide some of the city’s brightest young minds with access to resources—research labs, world-renowned faculty, library collections, and athletic facilities—that are second to none. You will give these students the opportunities and tools they need to succeed in college and beyond.
With your support, the Baltimore Scholars Program can create the critical mass of highly educated and motivated individuals with strong ties to the community and the skills and knowledge needed to successfully lead the city through the 21st century.
You can make a significant impact on Baltimore’s future by investing in its future leaders.

 

How You Can Help
Your sponsorship of the Baltimore Scholars Program will be applied to cover tuition costs for this outstanding group of students. With this gift, you will provide dedicated and academically motivated young students with the opportunity to fulfill their potential and their dreams.

As our partner in this important endeavor, you will receive:

• An invitation to an annual reception and networking event for Baltimore Scholars and their sponsors. 
• The opportunity to accompany a Baltimore Scholar, when they to return to their high school each year. With a Johns Hopkins admissions officer, you will be able to speak with students and faculty about the Baltimore Scholars Program and your commitment to education. 
• The opportunity to have Baltimore Scholars speak at a function at your company about the role you have played in their education.
• Recognition of your commitment to our students, the Johns Hopkins community, and the future of Baltimore in university publications distributed to students, alumni, and other corporate leaders.

 

To learn more about the Baltimore Scholars program and other special underwriting opportunities at Johns Hopkins, please contact the
Whiting School of Engineering Development Office at (410) 516-8723 or
wsedev@jhu.edu