Comcast NBCUniversal Awards Nearly $200,000 in Scholarships to 186 Florida High School Seniors

Comcast NBCUniversal today announced that it has awarded approximately $200,000 in scholarships for the 2016-17 school year to 186 Florida students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, is a one-time, $1,000 scholarship awarded to the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills. Since 2001, more than $25 million has been awarded to nearly 25,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the Leaders and Achievers Program.

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During the Jacksonville City Council meeting on August 9, local recipients of Comcast Leaders and Achievers scholarships were recognized for their achievements. (Photo: Business Wire)

“Our Leaders and Achievers Scholarship winners exemplify leadership and are committed to academic excellence and community service,” said Derek Cooper, Vice President of Government Affairs and Community Investment for Comcast in Florida. “We are honored to recognize their achievements, and excited to support them as they continue their educational journeys.”

Comcast awarded 183 high school seniors from school districts around the state with $1,000 scholarships. In addition, three students were selected to receive $5,000 Comcast Founders Scholarships - instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation:

• Navya Baranwall, Miramar High School in Miramar
• Ngoc-Anh Nguyen, Ed White High School in Jacksonville
• Emma Schaechter, Maritime and Science Technology Senior High (MAST Academy) in Miami

In total, Comcast awarded $198,000 worth of scholarships in Florida this year.

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students who strive to achieve their full potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their communities, who are involved in their schools, and who serve as models for their fellow students. The philosophy behind the program is to give young people every opportunity to prepare for the future and to engage them in their communities. The program also demonstrates the importance of civic involvement, and the value placed on civic involvement by the business community.

To learn more, please visit the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Facebook page.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

About the Comcast Foundation:

The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities—expanding digital literacy, promoting service, and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated more than $176 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.

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