Milwaukee’s Finest Student Empowerment Award

Past Recipients

Chandar Robertson selected as 2024 Student Empowerment Award Recipient

Angilique Jones-Cornelius selected as 2023 Student Empowerment Award Recipient

Andre Douglas selected as 2022 Student Empowerment Award Recipient

About the Student Empowerment Award:

The Milwaukee's Finest Scholarship Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2025 Student Empowerment Award from October 1, 2024 to December 13, 2024. This award will honor a Milwaukee County resident who has substantially impacted students and young professionals by helping them establish academic and/or personal skills necessary for success in higher education and life. The recipient will be honored during the annual Milwaukee's Finest Scholarship Awards at Milwaukee City Hall in the spring of 2025.

Award Qualifications:

  • An individual who currently lives in Milwaukee County,

  • An individual who actively engages with students and young professionals (ages 13-24) in Milwaukee County by helping them achieve their full academic and leadership potential,

  • An individual who encourages students and young professionals to pursue their higher educational goals and various scholarship opportunities,

  • An individual who demonstrates excellence, creativity, and initiative at a school, nonprofit, business, or organization for which they work or volunteer,

  • An individual who provides students and young professionals with the academic tools and/or personal skills necessary for success in higher education and life. 

How to Nominate:

Milwaukee's Finest Board of Trustees will choose an awardee based on the quality of the nomination submitted rather than the number of nominations. Therefore, the nomination form should outline the nominees' professional accomplishments, demonstrated leadership, and community contributions toward students and young professionals. The candidate can not be a current member of Milwaukee's Finest Scholarship Review Committee.

*Any questions regarding the 2025 Milwaukee's Finest Student Empowerment Award can be emailed to info@mfsf.org.