Sixteen Pearls Foundation annually awards scholarships to African American female or male graduating high school seniors that reside in Northwest Indiana.

Scholarships are available to NW Indiana graduating seniors. Inquires may be sent to scholarship@sixteenpearlsfoundation.org

Scholarship Recipients

2025 Caitlyn Walker – $4,000.00
2025 Jordan Jones – $3,000.00
2025 Kandice Holman – $2,000.00
2025 Autumn Staples – $2,000.00

2024 Autumn Williams $ 4,000.00
2024 Makayla Allen $ 3,000.00
2024 Juanita Pointer $ 2,000.00
2024 Arrianna Harris $ 1,000.00
2024 Olivia Davis $ 1,000.00

2023 Alec Cunningham $ 1,500.00
2023 Trinity Allen $ 1,000.00
2023 Twila Dale $ 1,000.00
2023 Kayla Felton $ 1,000.00
2023 Paris McKnight $ 1,000.00
2023 Keyonna Shamble $ 1,000.00
2023 India Smith $ 1,000.00

2022 Courtney Evans $ 3,000.00
2022 Janila Hendley Crayton $ 2,500.00
2022 Tina Higgins $ 2,000.00

2021 Naomi Martin $ 2,500.00
2021 Kendall Jackson $ 2,000.00
2021 Sonnet Smith $ 1,000.00
2021 Kennedy Halliburton $ 1,000.00
2021 RaShaun Donald $ 1,000.00

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