Scholarships

The Sims-Fayola Foundation is pleased to offer the Ellis-Wade Scholarship for Young Men, the Terrence Mixon Scholarship for Young Men, and the Sims-Fayola Foundation Scholarship for Young Men to be awarded to male high school seniors. The Sims-Fayola Foundation will award three, $1,000, scholarships to provide outstanding young men the financial support needed to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline area of their choice. 

​The application window for all three scholarships opens annually on March 1, and closes on April 15. Selection will be based on demonstrated leadership, scholarship, and essays. 

Ellis-Wade Scholarship for
​Young Men

The Ellis-Wade Scholarship for Young Men is available to graduating high school seniors residing in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.  This scholarship is to honor two women who raised a visionary and educational architect, Dedrick Sims, Founder/CEO of the Sims-Fayola Foundation.  Ms. Brenda Diane Ellis, the late mother of Dedrick Sims, and Mrs. Betty Wade, his grandmother, embody strength, grit, resilience, and determination that inspire his work as he leads the foundation. 
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Terrence Mixon Scholarship for Young Men

The Terrence Mixon Scholarship for Young Men is available to graduating high school seniors residing in Mobile, Alabama.  This scholarship is to honor Mr. Mixon who believed in Dedrick Sims, offering him his first opportunity to teach at Lillie B. Williamson High School in Mobile.  Principal Mixon allowed Sims to grow as an educator under his tutelage where Dedrick started the Young Men of Distinction Program.  Mr. Mixon now serves as the Executive Director of Student Support Services for Mobile County Public Schools.
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Sims-Fayola Foundation Scholarship for Young Men

The Sims-Fayola Foundation Scholarship for Young Men is available to graduating high school seniors residing in the Denver or Atlanta Metropolitan areas. The three pillars that support the work of the foundation are: Advocacy and Awareness, Capacity Building, and Education.  Hence, this scholarship will be awarded to a young man who embodies and demonstrates their leadership by advocating for others, serves as a leader in their community committed to building the capacity of others, and values the importance of education.
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2017 Scholarship Winners

Ellis-Wade Scholarship
​Mr. Carter Buckner
From: Pine Bluff, Arkansas
High School: Pine Bluff High School
Attending University of Arkansas

Terrence Mixon Scholarship
Mr. Nicholas Henry
From: Mobile, Alabama
High School: Davidson High School 
Attending Vanderbilt University

Sims-Fayola Foundation Scholarship
​Mr. Leviticus Smith
From: Atlanta, Georgia
High School: Maynard Jackson 
Attending  Dalton State College