District of Columbia Council for Excellence

DCCFE is excited to announce our 2026 Award Season. Open to all DCPS High School graduating seniors. Please see attached application.

To date our college scholarship awardees

• 2025 (2) College Scholarships, Microsoft Laptop Book to students at McKinley Technology and Bell Multicultural High School
o Suhnya Hester & Dane Briscoe

• 2024 (4) College Scholarships, Microsoft Laptop Book and College dorm room and school supplies to students at Schools Without Walls, McKinley Technology and Benjamin Banneker
o Akesh Malia, Trinity Christie , Ejiko Ayotunde , Jaye Allen Boone

• 2023 (1) College Scholarships, Microsoft Laptop Book and College dorm room and school supplies to students at McKinley
o Ne ’Kaylah Davis

• 2022 (3) College Scholarships, Microsoft Laptop Book and College dorm room and school supplies to students at McKinley , Benjamin Banneker High School
o Kaylah Hester, Jaylee Davis, Laila Pettus, Elizabeth Abatan

• 2021 (3) College Scholarships, Microsoft Laptop Book and College dorm room and school supplies to students at Thurgood Marshall Academy , Benjamin Banneker High School, and Paul Laurence Dunbar
o Justina Poole, Ezinne Anyanwu, Lopez, Maryori, Kendall Spann

• 2020 (3) College Scholarships, Microsoft Laptop Book and College dorm room and school supplies to students at McKinley Tech and Benjamin Banneker
o Natural Taylor, Nasiir Davis-Barkley, Alyson Jefferson

• 2019 (3) College Scholarships, Microsoft Laptop Book and College dorm room and school supplies to students at PHELPS ACE, Frank W. Ballou, and Cardozo Senior High School
o Sharai Baltimore, Dieudonne Kazzembe and Tatiana Robinson

• 2018 (3) College Scholarships, Microsoft Laptop Book, and College Supplies to students at Eastern High School & Coolidge High School
o Dearra Hart, Alayza Mitchell and Anketse Zewdu

• 2017 (3) College Scholarships and College Supplies to students at McKinley High School & Coolidge High School
o Khadijah Nixon, Enjolique Chandler & Casimir Etoundi

• 2016 (3) College Scholarships and College Supplies to students at McKinley High School
o Robin Williams, Maya Bostick & Katilynn Marsh

• 2015 (4) College Scholarships to students at Anacostia and Eastern High School
o Mathurine Zama- Sity, Briana Walker, DeMarco Diggs & Mahni Hellams

DCCFE is excited to announce our 2026 Award Season. Open to all DCPS High School graduating seniors. Please refer a friend or student. Applications on the DCCFE Inc. website.

Congratulations to Natural Premier on receiving our 2025 Completion Award Masters !
Natural graduated with a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Melon University '25.

“When we have enough courage to come out — and I don’t mean just out of a closet, I mean out of your spirit. Out. When you have enough courage to stand and say, ‘I came here to stay.’” - Dr Maya Angelou @drmayaangelou Full speech is on YouTube:
“Maya Angelou at the 2nd Annual HRC National Dinner”
at Human Rights Campaign
@humanrightscampaign

Congratulations to Ezinne Anyanwe our Completion Awardee.
She earned her Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences, her Minor in African Studies, and a Certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine from the University of Pittsburg '25.

Congratulations to Justina Poole, our Completion Awardee.

She earned her Bachelor’s in Social Work from Virginia State University '25 and has been a DCCFE Scholar since eighth grade at Johnson Middle School. We are proud to support her as she pursues her Master’s degree.

Congratulations to our 2025 Scholarship Awardees. Future Howard University and High Point University Alums.

Effective August 1, 2025 we are excited to announce an increase in our scholarship award.

Journey of Excellence & College Journey Tier I : Award increased to $13,000 Four Year ($1,625.00 Each Semester )

College Journey Tier : Award increased to $10,000 Four Year ($1,250.00 Each Semester )

Please note this increase will be applied to all upcoming scholarship renewals.