Three students at a North Carolina college have enthused about being among the first beneficiaries of the Apple HBCU Scholars program co-launched by the world’s largest tech company earlier this year.
Local press outlet N&R greensboro.com has reported about the three students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. These students – Zanetta Tyler and Angelica Willis, both Greensboro natives, and Paul Hammond, from Stone Mountain in Georgia – are all majoring in computer science and set to graduate in May 2017.
As part of the scholarship and internship program, the three are each getting one-time financial assistance of up to $25,000, plus the opportunities of a 10-day spring orientation and 3-month summer internship at Apple’s Cupertino base. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund also helped to launch the scheme.
Willis expressed her excitement “to see the inside of Apple and learn about the company from the inside out,” adding: “They inspire innovation. I want to be part of that.” Tyler spoke of her joy “not to have to take out loans next year”, while Hammond remarked: “Apple has been and always will be at the forefront of the next generation of technological advancements.”
