Wells Fargo Awards Students Who Lift Up Their Communities

Awarding students who are lifting up their communities

Two hundred college students who have made an impact in their communities — and been financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic — are winners of Wells Fargo’s Student Impact Scholarship.

As people around the world have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, college students have been taking action to uplift and empower their communities by distributing food to those in need, providing virtual professional and personal finance development to their peers, registering adults to vote, and hosting a virtual coding program for local youth, among other efforts.

Now 200 of those students across the U.S. will receive $5,000 for the spring 2021 semester as a part of Wells Fargo’s Student Impact Scholarship, in collaboration with APIA Scholars. In addition to recognizing those who have made an impact in their community, the scholarships aim to help students who unexpectedly need financial assistance because of the pandemic, particularly underrepresented students who have been disproportionately affected. The program also pairs each student with a Wells Fargo mentor to help guide them through their educational journey and beyond, once they leave the classroom.

“Supporting those who uplift and empower their communities is as critical as ever in such a difficult year,” said John Rasmussen, leader of Personal Lending for Wells Fargo. “By making an investment in these students who are already making a difference, we know it will have a ripple effect in their communities.”