The scholarship is being offered through a partnership among Game Plan for Life, Strayer University and the Rowan/Kannapolis ABC Board. Rowan and Kannapolis high school students will be eligible for one of 10 scholarships. Each scholarship is worth at least $40,000 and will be earmarked for students who would not otherwise have a chance to win a scholarship.
Strayer University is a large supporter of Joe Gibbs Racing, and the conversation began about the local Game Plan for Life school programs and the opportunity to award scholarships, said Nanette Dillon, who coordinates the school programs.
Representatives of Joe Gibbs Racing asked if more than one scholarship could be extended. Both male and female students will have a chance to win in all Rowan-Salisbury high schools, including Henderson Independent and Rowan County Early College, as well as A.L. Brown High in Kannapolis and Cabarrus County Opportunity School in Concord.
Dillon said the schools have all hosted presentations by Game Plan for Life.