FOPW Scholarships
The Friends of Poly-Western established the annual Gerald Perrin Memorial Scholarship to recognize a graduating senior from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and a graduating senior from Western High School. In addition, we award an annual scholarship to a graduating senior from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and a graduating senior from Western High School in memory of Ms. Robin Kane-Prater.
The awards are designed to support deserving graduates who share a passion for academic excellence, commitment to support Poly and Western, and commitment to community service. Scholarship awardees must exhibit all three of these criteria to be considered for the scholarship.
The scholarship is a non-renewable gift, awarded to the student before he or she matriculates in to their freshman year of college. The scholarship awards are contingent upon the Friends of Poly-Western scholarship committee receiving verification of the student’s acceptance at his or her College or University. The scholarship recipients will be recognized at their graduation ceremonies of Poly or Western.
2024 Winners!
$1000 Scholarship - Perrin
Takaiya Lee (Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) - NC A&T
Gabrielle Wilson (Western High School) - Stevenson U.
$500 Scholarship - Prater
Peace Abodunrin (Western High School) - Towson U. -
Adaora Okoye (Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) - UMBC
Students/Applicants must work with their guidance offices to address any questions and submit their applications.
Previous Winners
2022
Gerald Perrin $1000 AwardJayla Alexandria Hawkins (Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) - Bowie State University majoring in Nursing.
Robin Kane-Prater $500 AwardAruoriwo Odedoyin ( Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) - University of Maryland College Park majoring in Business.
2021 Winners:
Poly
Robin Kane-Prater Award - Tayonna Jackson - $500 (Howard University - Majoring in Biology/Pre-Med)
Gerald Perrin Award – Danaja Manley - $1000 (North Carolina A&T - Majoring in Biology)
2020 Winners:
Poly
Destinee Dunham $500 (University of MD, College Park)
Noel Thomas $1000 (University of Vermont)
2019 Winners:
Western
Gerald A. Perrin $1000 Scholarship - Kelsie Kirton Howard University / Nursing
Robin Kane-Prater $500 Scholarship - Charra Taronn Williams Delaware State University / Biological Sciences
Poly
Gerald A. Perrin $1000 Scholarship - Kendall Brianna Leake Cornell University / Biological Sciences
Robin Kane-Prater $500 Scholarship - Barrett Michael Wynn University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign / Political Science
2017
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Winners
$1000 Gerald Perrin Memorial Scholarship - Melanie Lakia Hopkins (Tuskegee University)
$ 500 Robin Kane-Prater Scholarship - Temple Saber Matthews-Martial (University of MD College Park)
2016
The winners of the 2016 Gerald A. Perrin Scholarship ($1,000):
Western - Anais Chantel Hibbert
Poly - Jennifer Melissa Mendez
The winners of the 2016 Robin Kane-Prater Memorial Scholarship ($500):
Western - Reda Munir
Poly - Cabrea Claudia Toland
2015
The winners of the 2015 Gerald A. Perrin Scholarship ($1,000):
Western – Kalyn Williams
Poly – Ina Rastegar
The winners of the 2015 Robin Kane-Prater Memorial Scholarship ($500):
Western – Danielle Turner-Moore
Poly – Zachary Byrd
2014
The winners of the 2014 Gerald A. Perrin Scholarship ($1,000):
Western - Leshaia Jamari Davis-Johnson
Poly - Tiera Marie Pendleton
The winners of the 2014 Robin Kane-Prater Memorial Scholarship ($500):
Western - L’orea’l Yvonne Turner-Moore
Poly - Shaitia Antoinette Martin
2013
The winners of the 2013 Gerald A. Perrin Scholarship ($1,000):
Western - Zyaire Lockley
Poly - Morgan Green
The winners of the 2013 Robin Kane-Prater Memorial Scholarship ($500):
Western - Nakiarah Johnson
Poly - Keona Robinson2012
The winners of the 2012 Gerald A. Perrin Scholarship ($1,000):
Western - Audrey Smylie
Poly - Grace Kearney e
The winner of the 2012 Book Scholarship ($500):
Poly - Joelle Janine Bess2011
The winners of the 2011 Gerald A. Perrin Scholarship ($1,000):
Western - Chavette Shaw
Poly - Christina Tripp2010
The winner of the 2010 Gerald A. Perrin Scholarship ($1,000):
Western - Jenesis Jenell Jones
2012
The winners of the 2012 Gerald A. Perrin Scholarship ($1,000):
Western - Audrey Smylie
Poly - Grace Kearney
The winner of the 2012 Book Scholarship ($500):
Poly - Joelle Janine Bess
2011
The winners of the 2011 Gerald A. Perrin Scholarship ($1,000):
Western - Chavette Shaw
Poly - Christina Tripp
2010
The winner of the 2010 Gerald A. Perrin Scholarship ($1,000):
Western - Jenesis Jenell Jones
2009
The winners of the 2009 Gerald A. Perrin Scholarship ($1,000):
Western - Kamaria Williams
Poly - Jasmine Rice