GIA Announces Winners of Beyoncé Scholarship
RAPAPORT. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has chosen the Black industry professionals who will win a scholarship for a graduate gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
The performer selected Audriana Osborne and Shelton Bradford to receive The Beyoncé Knowles-Carter x Lorraine Schwartz GIA Scholarship, the GIA said Tuesday. In their applications, the winners wrote about their life experience and the origin of their passion for gems and jewelry, and revealed what they would do with the opportunity to increase Black representation in the industry.
Osborne, an Alabama native, aspires to intersect creative expression and legal advocacy into a career that ensures that marginalized groups and their creativity are protected and cultivated. Meanwhile, Bradford, who hails from California, intends to open his own business and pass his legacy and love of gemstones down to his children, the GIA noted.
Black aspiring professionals awarded full GIA scholarships By: Diamond World News Service
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Congratulations to the three scholarship recipients (left to right): Audriana Osborne, Shelton Bradford and Kulla Jatani.
Inspiration is a driving force in all of our lives, and it was the deciding factor in the difficult decision to select just two recipients for the Beyoncé Knowles-Carter x Lorraine Schwartz GIA Scholarship for full tuition to earn GIA’s Graduate Gemologist diploma through distance education.
This scholarship, gifted by world renowned jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz to her close friend and long-time client, multi-talented performer, record producer and philanthropist Beyoncé, is rooted in the understanding that education builds opportunity that can lead to generational wealth. Beyoncé’s select
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“I am praying that this is just the beginning of opening more doors to diversity and raw inspiration in the jewelry industry,” said Knowles-Carter in a statement. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter + Lorraine Schwartz GIA scholarship winners
The road to generational wealth often starts with opportunities gained and connections made through a quality education. This philosophy fueled the scholarship opportunity launched by bespoke jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz and longtime friend, musician, and philanthropist, Beyonce Knowles-Carter. The Beyoncé Knowles-Carter x Lorraine Schwartz GIA Scholarship set out to award two winners a full ride’s tuition to earn a diploma from GIA, a prestigious nonprofit institution rooted in the education of gems in jewelry. Monday, the two initial winners of Knowles-Carter’s choosing Audriana Osborne of