Grime artist Stormzy has launched a scholarship for black students in a bid to tackle the chronic lack of diversity at the UK's top universities
Get the Full StoryTabatha Fireman GettyUK grime artist Stormzy has just announced the Stormzy Scholarship.
With the help of YouTube Music, he will fund two black students to go to Cambridge University this year, and two more in 2019.
There is a chronic under-representation of black students at the UK's top universities.
It comes down to a number of factors, including a lack of support in applying, the fear of not fitting in, huge competition for places on certain courses, and racism.
Grime artist Stormzy has just announced he will fund two black students this year and two in 2019 to go to Cambridge University, which is currently ranked the 2nd best university in the UK, and the 6th in the world.
The Stormzy Scholarship will pay for tuition fees and money the same value as a maintenance grant for up to four years on an undergraduate course at the university.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: INSIDE WEST POINT: What it s really like for new Army cadets on their first daySee Also:Stop what you're doing and listen to 'Mooo' the song of the summer that's about a woman being a cowThe 55 most candid photos of Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Prince William, and Kate Middleton from 2017 and 201810 bands you didn t know were actually from Europe
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