Ivy Beauty, on behalf of i-ENVY, Kiss New York Professional, Red by Kiss, and Ruby Kisses and Feel Beauty Supply have partnered with the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) to launch the Ivy Beauty x Feel Beauty Supply scholarship program.
The program will award 10 African-American students currently enrolled in an accredited cosmetology, barbering or hairstyling program that leads to licensure at an accredited school in the US $2,350 each in scholarship funds for the 2022-2023 academic year.
The Professional Beauty Association and its members all share a common passion and goal: to do the work they love—and to be the best in their business, elevating themselves, each other, and their industry as they go. PBA provides members with valuable resources, support and connections to help elevate and grow careers and the industry.
Feel Beauty Supply is a wig and hair specialized beauty supply stores founded in 1999. With its mission of delivering quality products to multicultural consumers, they operate stores located in New York/New Jersey area.
Recipients for the Ivy Beauty x Feel Beauty scholarship must meet specific criteria including being at least 18 years of age and a US citizen or legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551. Students must be African American as well as a cosmetology, barber, or hairstyling student enrolled in an accredited program that leads to licensure.
“We are delighted to be able to collaborate with Feel Beauty Supply and offer a meaningful scholarship to members of the African American community to help them advance towards their beauty careers. As a company, we find giving back to the African American beauty industry incredibly important, allowing them to further flourish,” explains a representative for Ivy Beauty.
Ivy Beauty x Feel Beauty Supply scholarship applications is now open. Students can apply via the PBA website until the scholarship applications close on January 24, 2023. Applications will then be reviewed by the Ivy Beauty x Feel Beauty supply and PBA teams until March 10, 2023 and will be awarded to students by a committee appointed by the Chair of the Beauty Professional / NCA section of the Professional Beauty Association by May 9, 2023. Any unused Ivy Beauty x Feel Beauty Supply Scholarship funds will be awarded to runner up applicants.
Ivy Beauty is an innovative global leader in beauty care, with iconic brands such as i-ENVY, Kiss New York Professional, Red by Kiss and Ruby Kisses sold in beauty supply stores nationwide. Its mission is to encourage an unwavering commitment …….