Scholarship Awards
IFE Academic Scholarships Given Over the Years:
 
  • 2007    Loren Boyd, DE State University
  • 2008    Dietra Hunter, Hampton University
  • 2009    Nadjah Pennington
  • 2011    Camille Henderson, Spellman Univ
  • 2011    Loren Boyd, DE State University
  • 2014    Sierre Estelow, Pace University
  • 2015    Sierre Estelow, Pace University. 
  • 2015    Di'Mond Thompson, VA Union University 
  • 2015    Michelle Jones, New York University 
  • 2016    Keisha Puckham, University of DE
  • 2018    Tove Baker, Howard University
  • 2018    Sharon Clifford, Bowie State University
  • 2018     Celine Coverdale, DE State University
  • 2018     Madison S. Washington, New Song Creative Arts School 
  • 2019     Jasmiahya Young, North Carolina AT&T State University
 
Iris McLaurin Southall Scholarship
Total Award - $1,000
Jasmiahya Young is  an 18 year old college student at North Carolina A&T State University. In hopes of becoming a Graphic Designer, she aspires to become a prospective HBCU scholar and focus her learning contingent on Visual Arts Design.
TOTAL AWARD - $500

Sierra Estelow is the lovely daughter of Mr. Jeffrey Estelow and Mrs. Tiffany
Matthews. Sierra is an AP and honors student at Cab Calloway School of the Arts
where she majors in Drama. At school, she is the President of the International
Thespian Society troupe and a member of the National Honor Society.  She has also
participated in Delaware All State theatre and her schools theatre productions.
Sierra participates in various volunteer work and is the recipient of the Michael
C Ferguson Scholarship award for her DCAS scores.   In the fall she will attend
Pace University as an Acting for Film and Television major.
 
Sierra is the proud recipient of IFE's $500 scholarship award for 2014.
 
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Nadjah Pennington - 2009 Miss Talented Teen Internat'l. DE  *** Nationals: Voted 2nd Runner Up &  Miss Congeniality
Nadjah Pennington - 2009 Miss Talented Teen Internat'l. DE *** Nationals: Voted 2nd Runner Up & Miss Congeniality
Total Awards:
- $2150 in Local & National Scholarships
- All-Expense-paid round trip to Nationals in New York City
-  2nd Runner Up at Nationals
- Voted Miss Congeniality at Nationals
 
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Dietra Hunter
2008 Miss Talented Teen International Delaware *** Nationals: Highest GPA
Dietra Hunter 2008 Miss Talented Teen International Delaware *** Nationals: Highest GPA
Total Awards:
- $1400 in Local & National Scholarships
- All-Expense-paid round trip to Nationals in the British Virgin Islands
- Winner of Highest GPA Scholarship at Nationals
 
Loren Boyd - 
2007 Miss Talented Teen International Delaware
Loren Boyd - 2007 Miss Talented Teen International Delaware
Total Awards:
- Our first contestant to represent DE at the National Competition
- $300 in scholarships
- All-Expense-paid round trip to Nationals in New York