scholarship program

The Economic Club of Washington, DC, presents individual scholarships of $10,000 each to 44 students of DC public and public charter schools in a program designed to aid talented students in pursuing their dreams of higher education.    

2013 marks the fifth year that the Economic Club has granted scholarships through the David M. Rubenstein/Economic Club of Washington, D.C. Scholarship Program.  The program was endowed in the Club’s name by Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Carlyle Group and has been increased twice since inception.  “The Economic Club always has maintained close ties with the Greater Washington community, focusing in particular on ways to advance the education of Washington’s young people,” according to Jeffrey Eisenach, Chairman of the Education Committee of the Economic Club of Washington.  “David thought it was important to take that focus to a new level in helping high achieving local students realize their dreams of pursuing their education.  That is why David so generously endowed a scholarship program that will award $440,000 every year to deserving DC public and charter school students.”   

The David M. Rubenstein Scholarship program is further enhanced by a mentoring/coaching component in which Economic Club members meet with scholarship recipients to discuss the importance of higher education and various career paths the students might want to consider.  Three of these Leadership Training Seminars were hosted by sponsoring Club members over the past summer. Participating Club members were Debra Lee, Chairman and CEO, BET Networks; Stuart Solomon, Managing Director, Metro Washington of Accenture; and Richard Woods, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Capital One.  Accenture and Capital One each also treated the scholarship recipients to a fun night out at a Washington Nationals baseball game.   

Scholarship deadline has passed. Applications are no longer being accepted. View the 2013 David M. Rubenstein/Economic Club of Washington, D.C. Scholarship Recipients here.

fellowship awards

The Economic Club of Washington and the Consortium of the Universities of the Washington Metroplitan Area (CUWMA) are pleased to partner in the announcement of the annual Doctoral Research Fellowships.  Two $10,000 stipends will be awarded to doctoral-level students from Consortium institutions to support independent research in areas of interest to The Economic Club of Washington.  Areas of concentration could include economics, finance, international trade or business.  These awards are presented in the Spring of each year.

In 2009, the Doctoral Research Fellowship Program was renamed the Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. Fellowship Program in honor of the Economic Club's immediate past president.

"During his tenure as president of the Economic Club, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. significantly increased the Club's value as a critical forum for the exploration of the most important economic and financial issues of the day," David Rubenstein, President of the Economic Club, said.  "Simultaneously, he never lost sight of the importance of maintaining the Club's strong ties to the local community.  We could think of no greater way to honor his contributions than to name this fellowship program for him."

The Economic Club is offering the Philip M. Dearborn Fellowship, a third $10,000 doctoral-level fellowship to Consortium students, honoring the late Philip Dearborn, a leading national authority on urban finance, intergovernmental finance, and regional economic development.  This fellowship will be offered annually for proposed doctoral-level research dealing with issues of direct and specific relevance to the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area, including, without limitation, issues of economics, public and private finance, education, transportation, law enforcement, social welfare, housing, and regional and community development.  It is expected that the research will rely to a significant extent on information and data derived from or relating to the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Proposals and all supporting documents must accompany one another in the same envelope.  For further instructions please contact Sally Kram with the Consortium of Universities at kram@consortium.edu or The Economic Club at fellowship@economicclub.org.  The final selection will be made by the Consortium of Universities and the Economic Club of Washington and their decisions shall be final.  All candidates will be informed of the outcome of the selection process.

APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS PASSED. WE ARE NO LONGER RECEIVING APPLICATIONS.

Sitra Abdus-Salaam
Cesar Chavez Public Charter School 
for Public Policy (Parkside)

Pol Ajazi
Wilson High School

Danee Anderson
Integrated Design and Electronics Academy (IDEA) Public Charter School

Trinette Barclift
Spingarn High School

Ayana Bell
Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter HS

Chasidy Boyd-Crews
Phelps Architecture, Construction, 
and Engineering High School

Anscia Brown
The SEED Public Charter School

Danielle Bryan
Phelps Architecture, Construction, 
and Engineering High School

Johana Cedillos
Columbia Heights Education Campus

Raheim Davis
Friendship Collegiate Public Charter School

Yeabsira Demissie
Roosevelt High School

Ricardo Dupree
Washington Math, Science, Technology PCHS

Joshua Dyson
H.D. Woodson High School

Elise Emil
Wilson High School

Mahder Etuma
Benjamin Banneker High School

Tyrone Ferrell
Ballou High School 

Linda Ford
Booker T. Washington Public Charter School

William Garay Montano
Ellington School of the Arts

Charnell Goode
Spingarn High School

Isis Green
Luke C. Moore High School

Mariah Green
Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy (Capitol Hill)

Armeyas Gurmessa
Roosevelt High School

Jocelyn Gutierrez
Luke C. Moore High School

Crystal Harris
Ballou High School

Deandre Horne
Anacostia High School

Xzaviera Johnson
Anacostia High School

Sarah Kennedy
McKinley Technology High School

Rebeca Lara Gomez
Cardozo High School

My'Chelle Latta
Washington Math, Science, Technology PCHS

Antoinette Lee
H.D. Woodson High School

JaNeya Lee
Friendship Collegiate 
Public Charter School

Jasmine Lilly
Coolidge High School

Jesse Michael
Cardozo High School

Binetou Ndiaye
Perry Street Preparatory 
Public Charter School

Thomas Pearson-Green
Dunbar High School

Keanu Ross-Cabrera
School Without Walls High School

Haley Samuel-Jakubos
School Without Walls High School

Shantice Samuels
Dunbar High School

Yetunde Solomon
Maya Angelou Public Charter School

Ajee Spencer
Coolidge High School

Paula Thomas
McKinley Technology High School

Nkemdirim Ugochukwu
Benjamin Banneker High School

Mayra Urquia
Ellington School of the Arts

Amber Walton
Columbia Heights Education Campus

Crystal Amuzie
Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School

Amana Bawa
Benjamin Banneker High School

Alexandra Boldin
School Without Walls High School

Taylor Boone
McKinley Tech High School

Ashley Buckner
Roosevelt High School

Raheem Butler
Eastern High School

Sache Collier
Ballou High School

Esmeralda Crespo
Columbia Heights (Bell Multicultural)

Kenneth Crumlin
Spingarn High School

Percee Goings
Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School

Ariel Griffin
Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy

Maurquise Hall
Luke C. Moore High School

AjZuri Harper
Coolidge High School

Thedron Harris, Jr.
Woodson High School

Mignon Hemsley
Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter School

Tyler Jackson
Ellington School of the Arts

Bria James
Cardozo High School

Zachary Jersky
School Without Walls High School

Melanie McKie
Anacostia High School

Michael Miller, Jr.
Spingarn High School

Doretha Minor
Eastern High School

Allison Mutnick
Wilson High School

Kendra Pridgen
McKinley Tech High School

Taylor Prue
Washington Math Science Technology Public Charter School

Elliot Randolph
Wilson High School

Saada Redi
Cardozo High School

Anthony Rogers
Hyde Leadership Public Charter School

Victoria Swinson
Woodson High School

Lenae Taylor
Dunbar High School

Jerome Taylor, Jr.
Ballou High School

Darel Thornton
Roosevelt High School

Jonathan Wade
Benjamin Banneker High School

Jeanae Weedon
Dunbar High School

Daniel West
Coolidge High School

Anastazia Whittle
Ellington School of the Arts

Montee Wills
Luke C. Moore High School

Rashida Wise
Anacostia High School

Vanessa Zelaya
Columbia Heights (Bell Multicultural)

 

Toniqua Adams
Dunbar High School

Miguel Alcazar
Woodrow Wilson High School

Jonathan Bowie
Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School

Amelia Brown
Ellington School of the Arts

Donika Burrows
Spingarn High School

Mercedes Butler
Woodson High School

Belinda Cook
Woodson High School

Mike Daniels
Benjamin Banneker High School

Alex Duran
Washington Math Science Technology Public Charter School

Ashley Ford
Eastern High School

Caroline Hall
Ellington School of the Arts

Josiah Hounyo
Coolidge High School

Juan Lara
Cardozo High School

Melanie Lawrence
School Without Walls High School

Yessica Martinez
Columbia Heights (Bell Multicultural)

Ashley Mayo
Benjamin Banneker High School

Desiree McLean
Spingarn High School

Younese Mekonnen
School Without Walls High School

JC Morrow
Ballou High School

Sakinah Muhammad
Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy

Steven Neal
Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School

Charles Njiande
Roosevelt High School

Sabrina Noel-Edgar
Anacostia High School

Nosa Odigie
Cardozo High School

Destaing Ogu
Roosevelt High School

Yolande Paho Ngakouan
McKinley Technology High School

Alexis Paige-Glenn
McKinley Technology High School

Terrance Perry
Hyde Leadership Public Charter School

Rickey Rigby
Eastern High School

Jordan Smiley
Anacostia High School

Taylor Stephens
Dunbar High School

Auriel Tait
Luke C. Moore High School

Gavie Ventura
Columbia Heights (Bell Multicultural)

Chanel Walker
Luke C. Moore High School

Isaiah West
Ballou High School

Markesha Wiliams
Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter School

Lakecia Williams
Woodrow Wilson High School

Micky Zewdu
Coolidge High School

Vanessa Banks
Ballou High School 

Teri Brown
McKinley Tech High School

Alexandra Davis
School Without Walls High School

Justene Garner
Anacostia High School

Yohana Ghidei
Roosevelt High School

Sheron Gleaton
Eastern High School

Filimon Hagos
Roosevelt High School

Nico Hinkle
Dunbar High School

Donise Jackson
Eastern High School

Rochelle Jackson
Luke C. Moore High School

Aisha Jenkins
Woodson High School

Raivon Johns
Luke C. Moore High School

Jelani Johnson
McKinley Tech High School

Jamila Lee
Duke Ellington High School

Elaine QiLing Li
Columbia Heights (Bell Multicultural)

Lucinda Lovos
Columbua Heights (Bell Multicultural)

Marie Louise NGO Mbock
Cardozo High School

Rosa Moreira
Coolidge High School

Tambo Prince
Benjamin Banneker High School

Tanicka Smith
Anacostia High School

Tyrek Smith
Cardozo High School

Loren Stevens
Coolidge High School

Autumn Stevenson
Spingarn High School

Trauvello Stevenson
Benjamin Banneker High School

Christina Strickland
Dunbar High School

Marcus Thornton
Spingarn High School

Aaron Timberlake
Woodson High School

Adrienne Tucker
School Without Walls High School

Amani Williams
Ballou High School

Benjamin Wollam
Wilson High School

Tomiah Yates
Ellington School of the Arts

MingJin Zhang
Wilson High School