Bhad Bhabie is the stage name of Danielle Bregoli, an American rapper, singer, and internet celebrity. She gained popularity with a Dr. Phil appearance in September 2016.
The 19-year-old has recently established the “Bhad Scholarship Award” with the Educapital Foundation, in recognition of its efforts to provide free and quality education for children from poor families. The foundation is the “only national foundation to focus its efforts on trade school education for the country’s most underserved, impoverished students.”
As per the press release, the scholarship will be offered in collaboration with the Educapital Foundation which aims to give US$1.7 million to 1,000 students who are either enrolled in technical and trade school programs or are recent graduates trying to place their foot in the business world.
The deserving recipients will receive US$1,000 donated towards their education, with 50 grads given US$10,000 to launch startups. Bhad Bhabie will “handpick” the graduates who will get “full-ride scholarships from a US$200,000 fund.” Students and recent graduates who want to work in fields such as cosmetology, pharmacy technology, the business of cannabis, cyber security, e-commerce, and more, will be fully supported by the “Bhad Scholarship.”
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Bhabie gave a statement regarding the scholarship, saying, “While developing this scholarship program, it was great collaborating with Educapital’s Aisha Rodriguez & Dr. Brenita Mitchell, both amazing women giving amazing opportunities to the next generation of entrepreneurs,” further saying, “We didn’t want to just give out tuition funds but also help the grads with startup capital to launch their own businesses. I can’t wait to see what these young hustlers do.”
Dr. Brenita Mitchell, the founder of Educapital Foundation, added that the foundation was “incredibly grateful” for Bhad Bhabie’s partnership.
She said, ”[The partnership] allows us the continue our mission to eliminate poverty through trade school education. I have seen firsthand the role education plays in opening doors to building wealth and creating successful career opportunities,” she added, “By removing financial barriers, the Bhad Scholarship will help students spend more time focusing on their studies, and help them achieve their lifelong dreams.”
Bregoli also elaborated to Yahoo Life, “I know that there’s a lot of kids out there that really want to get real jobs and want to work hard, but they just don’t have the money to provide it. I thought it was an amazing idea.”
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She also revealed to the outlet that, if her life had taken a different turn, she had seen herself working as a nail technician, a passion she hopes to uphold as a business owner, saying, “I want to get into owning more businesses. I want to own a nail salon. I want to hopefully end up having it become a franchise and putting them in multiple different areas.”
Bhabie has been moving like a mogul for some time now. Almost a year ago, she also started her own record label named “Bhad Music,” after four years with Atlantic. In April, she paid US$6.1 million in cash for a 9,200-square-foot estate in her home state and boasted about earning a staggering US$50 million on “OnlyFans.”
On Tuesday, Bregoli posted a snapshot on Instagram of an article from Yahoo about the Bhad Scholarship Award with the caption, “If I did some dumb shit all the blogs would post it but we give away $1.7m in scholarships and grants to start small businesses and it’s [crickets],” further saying, “I’m just going to mind my business and do me,” she concluded. “Go to BHADScholarships.com now and get this money.”
Celebrities’ involvement in charitable work encourages people to feel compassion. Last year, one of the globally recognized celebrities Arnold Schwarzenegger also donated $250,000 to build 25 small homes for homeless veterans and their pets in West Los Angeles, surprising dozens with a pre-Christmas gift.
