An 18-year-old girl named Mahaylia Griffith has earned acceptance from four different Universities in the United States and was awarded a scholarship worth 21,000 dollars by Howard University.
Mahaylia, a sixth-form student from Bishops Anstey and Trinity College East in Arima, was awarded the Capstone Merit Scholarship to study at Howard. Out of the seven universities she applied to, four offered her admission.
The scholarship includes $15,000 in academic funding and $6,500 in needs-based support, covering part of her tuition.
Despite being a partial scholarship, it marks a significant step in her journey toward studying Musical Theatre at Howard University’s Chadwick Boseman School of the Arts.
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Initially, Mahaylia had her sights set on studying in the United Kingdom, but after researching her options, she felt drawn to Howard University and the sense of community offered by historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
“I saw the kind of community that HBCUs, which are predominantly black schools have. it was very comforting to see,” she said.
Her passion for musical theatre was ignited after watching Hamilton, an award-winning Broadway musical known for its diverse cast and powerful storytelling. The show inspired her to dream big and pursue a path in the performing arts.
“I was exposed to a world of performing arts with characters that looked like me and the story was portrayed through rap, R&B, and jazz. The comfort I felt from watching the musical gave me a sense of hope for a possible career in the musical theatre field,” she said.
Griffith said she hopes to make her West End and Broadway theatre debut by age 26 adding that she wants to expand a once white, male-dominated industry to the black diaspora and Caribbean region.
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