HEAT Honor 2024 Carnival Scholarship Recipients

For the 22^nd consecutive year, in collaboration with the Miami HEAT, Carnival Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Carnival Corporation, has purchased scholarships from the Florida Prepaid College Foundation. Through this partnership, 15 Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) students were awarded with 4-year Florida College Plan scholarships. The scholarships were presented to a variety of students, including former HEAT Academy members, an after-school enrichment program for at-risk youth, who currently participate in an innovative workplace mentoring program sponsored by Carnival, the Miami HEAT, and in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami.

Recipients were selected based on academic performance, leadership skills, community involvement, and interviews with representatives from the three participating organizations. Each student received a personal laptop computer courtesy of Dell. This was the 15^th year the Carnival Foundation had presented these fully prepaid scholarships to college-bound high school seniors. In total, more than 226 students have earned the benefits of over $4.5 million in awards.