Beyoncé’s Historic Coachella Performance Culminates In A New Scholarship Program

Everything Beyoncé does appears to have some deeper meaning, and apparently her monumental Coachella set was no exception. Two days immediately after making history because the festival’s first black female headliner with her HBCU-homaging efficiency, Bey has reported that she’ll be donating a total of $100,000 to four historically black colleges and universities.


The four schools chosen for the brand new BeyGOOD Homecoming Scholars Program are Xavier, Tuskegee, Wilberforce, and Bethune-Cookman universities. A $25,000 scholarship will be awarded to one student from each university for the upcoming 2018-2019 academic year. Applicants will be selected from various majors and are necessary to preserve a 3.5 GPA or above. Each university will select its own finalists, with the winners set to be reported this summer.


According to a press release, Saturday’s Coachella efficiency was the “impetus” to mark Beyoncé's new scholarship program. “The show, with its homage to excellence in education, was a celebration of the homecoming weekend experience, the highest display of college pride,” a statement on Beyoncé’s website reads.


Indeed, Bey’s collegiate-themed efficiency featured a marching musical group, majorette dancers, a choir, and HBeyCU merchandise (Bey even wore a yellow sweatshirt with the Greek symbols for “Beta Delta Kappa” on it). Right now we know none of that was a coincidence.


This is the second year Beyoncé compiled a scholarship program. Last year, in celebration of the one-year anniversary of Lemonade, she established the Formation Scholars Awards Program to provoke and support young ladies. Who is aware what next year will bring?!