The Antelope Valley Times

Your community. Your issues. Your news.

  • Home
  • Latest News
  • Local
    • Palmdale
    • Lancaster
    • Los Angeles County
    • Littlerock
    • Lake Los Angeles
    • Rosamond
    • Edwards AFB
    • Acton
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Health
  • Business
  • Opinion
    • Advertise
    • About
    • Contact Us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    Show Search

Genius Group announces $1 million scholarship fund for UAV students

by The AV Times Staff • August 4, 2022

Univeristy of the Antelope is located at 44055 SIerra Highway in Lancaster. UAV was founded in 1997 by Marco and Sandra Johnson. [Image via UAV Facebook page]
LANCASTER – Genius Group — the Singapore-based edtech company that recently acquired University of Antelope Valley — launched a $1 million scholarship fund this week for UAV students.

“This offering will give students from a variety of backgrounds the chance to gain a qualification and find a rewarding career path,”  said UAV’s new President, Dr. David J Vierra. “As a university built for the 21st century, we want to welcome and support leaders of the future, whatever their socioeconomic status, and this offering in collaboration with Genius Group is the first step in making that goal a reality.”

According to a news release by Genius Group, the scholarship fund program is designed to make entrepreneurial education more accessible and affordable for prospective students and to empower students who are living in Antelope Valley area to not only improve their socioeconomic conditions but to also gain a qualification in a new field to find a rewarding career path.

The scholarship fund was launched on Aug. 1 and is available to students enrolling in a range of undergraduate, graduate degrees and vocational certifications, including:

— Bachelor’s Degree
Business Management, Psychology, Communications, Criminal Justice, Hospitality Management, Healthcare Management, Sports Management, Health & Fitness, Nursing, Electrical Engineering

— Master’s Degree
Education, Business Administration, Criminal Justice

— Certification
Massage Therapy, Culinary Arts, Restaurant Management, Baking & Pastry, Vocational Nursing, Paramedic, EMT, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding, Pharmacy Tech

To qualify for a scholarship, applicants must be enrolled at UAV for an onsite in-person degree or certificate program in the fall of the 2022 academic year. The registration deadline for UAV’s fall semester is Aug. 26. To requestion more information, visit: https://www.uav.edu/SIDHelp/form/3.php

“Making entrepreneurial education more accessible for students is what Genius Group is passionate about, and this scholarship fund will further our mission to do just that,”  said Roger James Hamilton, founder & CEO of Genius Group. “The University of Antelope Valley has established itself as a landmark center for 21st century learning, and our scholarship fund will remove the barriers that many students face in their journey to gain a quality education, as well as support those wishing to change their vocation, but face financial restrictions.”

Genius Group’s acquisition of UAV was completed on July 7, 2022, and was the final of four IPO Acquisitions to be completed following the company’s recent IPO on the NYSE American on April 12, 2022. For more information, visit https://www.geniusgroup.net/.

Up to $1 Million in Scholarships Available – Visit https://t.co/bVFEZJJQDL for more information! Made possible by UAV and @GeniusGroupLtd_. Thanks @MissCAUSA @itstiffjohnson pic.twitter.com/Fm8PA9TZ23

— University of Antelope Valley (@UAV_Pioneers) August 3, 2022

Filed Under: Business, Education, Home, Lancaster

8 comments for "Genius Group announces $1 million scholarship fund for UAV students"

  1. Bert says

    August 5, 2022 at 10:21 am

    For profit school.

    • America's Most Looks Like Bert says

      August 7, 2022 at 9:46 am

      Bert the geologist from “Big Bang”?

  2. Stinger says

    August 5, 2022 at 8:37 am

    Can we get a real college out here? One that has proper regional accrediting so the credits are transferrable to other colleges, mayhaps?

    As for this little venture, it’s little more than yet another Rex & Co. scam that they managed to sell off to some sucker from out of town. Apparently, they’ve got to go pretty far to find one, so their rep must be getting around…

  3. ACE says

    August 5, 2022 at 6:56 am

    SO..? THIS GENIUS GROUP ISN’T REALLY THE RED CHINESE GOVERNMENT..?

    LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPANIES IN RED CHINA TODAY ARE..?

    WERE THERE PUBLIC HEARINGS..?

    AM I THE ONLY ONE WITH QUESTIONS AND WHO SMELLS SOMETHING ROTTEN HERE..?

    ***

    • Tim Scott says

      August 5, 2022 at 7:01 am

      LOL…Ace, your geography education is showing.

      • ACE says

        August 5, 2022 at 12:56 pm

        OK THEN… SINGAPORE ISN’T A PART OF RED CHINA…

        AND THE LOCAL COLLEGE IS SOMETHING I KNOW LITTLE ABOUT OR CARE TO LEARN…

        WHY WOULD SOME SINGAPORE COMPANY WANT IT..?

        AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, IF IT’S SOMETHING GOING IN LANCASTER OR PALMDALE IT MIGHT BE FISHY SMELLING…

        ***

        • Tim Scott says

          August 5, 2022 at 11:21 pm

          I agree in general…it’s just that the Singapore/China thing was too funny to just pass.

  4. Bus Boy says

    August 4, 2022 at 3:27 pm

    hec with UAV bring back the AVI

Recent Comments

  • Robert L. Peters on Readers Speak Out! (new): “We choose unity over division. We choose science over fiction. We choose truth over facts.” Sep 25, 16:50
  • William on Readers Speak Out! (new): “@Kevin R. Murphy. Below I told you where to find the information on Trump wanting to gut the VA. I…” Sep 25, 16:30
  • Tim Scott on Alleged killer of sheriff’s deputy in Palmdale charged with murder: “LOL…Mike, one of the worst human beings ever produced, talking smack. Go start another ‘charity’ you can make yourself the…” Sep 25, 16:29
  • Clapping seals on Readers Speak Out! (new): “‘Sunshine’ must be William in drag double posting in response to his own post to give the looks of some…” Sep 25, 15:43
  • Mike on Alleged killer of sheriff’s deputy in Palmdale charged with murder: “Hey Shantae Harris: just because your racist parents raised you to hate white people and the po-leece doesn’t mean everyone…” Sep 25, 12:26

Copyright © 2023 · The AV Times LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use