BY THE NUMBERS

Created for and provide to minority high school students by Skytopian Umbrella Title I Community Development Community, INC.

 

Skytopian Umbrella INC. would like to welcome you to the Get Off The Block Scholarship by the number presents data concerning the distribution of private scholarships funds by race, which proves that minorities receive a disproportionately less for scholarships than their Caucasian counterparts.

Article Credit: Mark Kantrowitz

The reality is that minority students are less likely to win private scholarships or receive merit-based institutional grants than Caucasian1 students.

Caucasian students receive more than three-quarters (76%) of all institutional merit-based scholarship and grant funding, even though they represent less than two-thirds (62%) of the student population. Caucasian students are 40% more likely to win private scholarships than minority students.

Caucasian students receive more than three times as much in merit-based grant and private scholarship funding as minority students.

Nationwide, only about 1 in 20 (5.5%) of undergraduate students and about 1 in 8 (12.1%) of full-time Bachelor’s degree students at 4-year colleges and universities pay for college with private scholarships.

Caucasian students represent 69.3% of private scholarship recipients but only 61.8% of the undergraduate student population. This is in contrast with minority students, who represent 30.5% of scholarship recipients and 38.0% of the undergraduate student population. Caucasian students are 40% more likely to win private scholarships than minority students.

To put minority students on an equal footing would require increasing annual private scholarship awards for African-American students by $83 million and Latino students by $197 million.

Equalizing just the probability of receiving a private scholarship without changing the average scholarship amount per recipient would require increasing total private scholarship funding by $138 million for African-American students and $179 million for Latino students.

GOTB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The Get Off The Block Program; one of the charitable arms of Skytopian Umbrella Title I CDC, Inc announces the Get Off The Block Scholarship Awards Program. Under the Program, $1,000-$2000 scholarships will be awarded to seniors attending a high school in the States of Georgia and Florida. Children of employees or board members are eligible to apply and should contact the organization directly for more information.

 

OUR FIRST SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

To donate contribute towards the scholarship send money order or check to:

Skytopian Umbrella Title I, CDC Scholarship Committee
c/o Skytopian Umbrella Title I CDC, Inc.
P.O. Box 15523
Savannah, GA 31416

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Skylyfe Inc. proudly presents Jax Got Talent, a talent show competition where individuals will showcase their diverse abilities, including singing, dancing, martial arts, and playing musical instruments, before a live audience and local judges for a chance to be crowned Jax Talent of the Year. The purpose of this talent show is to provide a platform for performers to gain valuable experience, build confidence, and showcase their overall talents. This event offers Jacksonville,Florida an opportunity to support local talent in a fun and creative way.

Audition to perform in the Jax Got Talent Show presented by Skylyfe, Inc:

Auditions will be held to select performers for the Final Talent Show Scheduled on August 17th, 2025. These initial auditions will determine which acts advance to perform in front of the judges at the Final Talent Show. Acts of all types are welcome. Audition Dates will be broken up into Categories. For example:
1. Solo Voice Auditions (Singer, Rap, Poet)- Audition Date 1.
2. Dance Auditions - Audition Date 2.
3. Musicians (Solo Instrument, Groups, Bands)- Audition Date 3.
4. Comedy, Magicians, Acting, etc. - Audition Date 4. 
Who can Audition? Individuals of all ages possessing a unique talent or skill are invited to
participate. Skylyfe, Inc. will feature these talents during in-person open call auditions.
Auditions will take place from May through June 2025. Online registration for auditions will be available in April, with a registration link to be provided. 20 Finalists will be invited to perform on stage at The Jax Got Talent Live Event in August 2025. A panel of local judges will vote to select the champion for this year. Contestants will competefor the opportunity to win prizes and receive recognition. This is a competition, so judges will be carefully selected, and a judging criterion will also be
established.

Aside from being selected during Auditions, all participants will receive a phone call and an
email notification regarding their selection status. A list of the selected 20 participants will also
be publicly announced on social media. If selected, contestants must confirm their participation
within 72 hours. Finalized performances are required to be 3 minutes or less in duration.
1. The maximum number of participants allowed in an act is 5. 
2. Acts featuring participants under 18 require a signed parental consent form at the time of audition and must be accompanied by an adult.