Stormzy donates £500,000 to fund higher education for disadvantaged students
nme.comStormzy has donated £500,000 to fund further or higher education for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.The rapper’s donation to the Black Heart Foundation is the first chunk of funding since he announced plans in June to give away £10m over a decade to benefit organisations that are taking major steps in fighting racial inequality across the UK.The donation, which was made through his Merky Foundation, will cover the cost of cash grants for roughly 50 students who need financial support for any educational activity, not exclusively limited to universities.According to The Guardian, previous applicants have used the funds to train to be an airline pilot, and to focus on academic studies at university without worrying about a part-time.
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