Make it $1 Million Cannabis Scholarship

Educapital has partnered with states and territories nationwide, to promote Cannabis career education. Each Scholarship award winner will receive $1,000 towards their education on behalf of private donors. In addition, 50 graduates will receive $10,000 in start-up capital to launch their cannabis business upon graduation.

Scholarship Requirements: 

1. 18 & over.  

2. U.S. citizen, permanent resident,  DACA recipient, or employment authorization card. 

3.  Low income.  

4. Highly motivated to learn begin a career in the cannabis industry.  

 Basic Start-up Grant Requirements: 

1. Maintain a “B” average or above.   

2. Maintain a 70% attendance rate.   

3. Meet any addition requirements outlined by the  school.

Each Scholarship award winner will receive $1,000 towards their education on behalf of New York Cannabis Association. In addition, 5 graduates will receive $10,000 in start-up capital to launch their cannabis business upon graduation.

NYCA was founded in 2021 by cannabis business owners and supporters who wanted to help craft New York’s earliest medical marijuana regulatory framework. Comprised of approximately 200 Cannabis businesses, NYCA has strong leadership at the board and staff level and contracts with a number of consultants to provide leadership in state and local lobbying, government affairs and strategic communications. NYCA represents the interests and advocates on behalf of the rapidly evolving needs of the regulated marijuana industry in New York. We have a reputation of working with state and local regulators and policymakers to solve issues facing the industry.

Mitchel Steven teadwell (Steven, Stevie, Steve, or Uncle Steve, but don't call him Mitch!) was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on February 26, 1965 the youngest child to Benjamin Patrick Treadwell and Betty Jean Mitchell. After the passing of his father at a young age, eventually Betty Jean, his Momma remarried to Horace Oglesby Jr., who also became a wonderful part of his life. He grew up in a very large and loving family, wi*r his siblings: Michele, Brian, and Jeffrey at home, and a large circle of nine aunts and uncles and many cousins to keep him company. Even from a young age, he was the life of the parry, always in grown folk's business (as his grandparents, Theodore and Lilla Pearl, would say) and always getting into a bit of mischief. Steve grew up all along the Raritan River, with his dearest lifelong friend April Allen, in a beautifully diverse community he loved and appreciated, and brought up in every hilarious story he told.

Steve refused to go to Rutgers because Momma worked there, and he needed a little space from home. But he didn't want to go too far and instead graduated from Kean University in Union, New Jersey with a B.S. in Accounting, and his favorite giant old calculator that he used for entirely too long. During college, he met the love of his life, his eternal wife, Yvette Mendez and they had their first child, Ivy who he actually wanted to name Ursula (she's thankful he didn't.) Fast forward a few years and an impressively long resume and the highest frequent flyer status Delta has ever given, they're living in Virginia, and Steve and Yvette welcomed their last three children, twins Jayden Ryan and London Miles, and their youngest, Nadia Simone. Pursuing greener pastures, warmer weather, and dollar bills, the Treadwell's moved to Georgia, where Stere was able to run his own LLC and then become Director of a large financial software firm while continuing to make sure his family thrived. His family expanded again with the addition of his daughter-in-1aw, Lea and his role as Uncle Steve to so many nieces and nephews was one of the great joys in his life.

Although Stere struggled with various health concerns throughout the last years of his life, he never lost his sense of levity, joy, passion, and tenacity. He passed peacefully on February 14,20ZZ in Atlanta, Georgia surrounded by his wife and children. And he never stopped dancing.

In order to Qualify you must meet the following criteria:  

1. 18 & over.  

2. High school graduate or GED recipient.  

3. U.S. citizen, permanent resident,  DACA recipient, or employment authorization card. 

 4.  Low income.  

5. Highly motivated to learn begin a career in healthcare.  

 Basic Scholarship Requirements: 

1. Maintain a “C average or above.   

2. Maintain a 70% attendance rate.   

3. Meet any addition requirements outlined by the  school.*  

* Please note: It is the student’s responsibility to know the requirements of the school before  enrolling.