We want to help our ΒιΒι΄«Γ½ community with an array of resources and opportunities focused on mental health. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but we know that this topic is important to our members year-round.
Five (5) $2,000 awards
The stigma surrounding mental illness has become far too common, but more and more individuals are speaking out and raising awareness on the issue. ΒιΒι΄«Γ½ wants to award students for their positive efforts in spreading awareness and affecting change regarding mental health.
Ten (10) $2,500 awards, renewable for up to four years ($10,000 total)
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is proud to support the mental health of future generations on their journey to being and becoming who they are through its Mental Health Awareness Scholarship.
Ella Typrin is making remarkable contributions to her community, including starting a non-profit that provides pet therapy to many every week in the Charlotte Airport, Levine Childrenβs Hospital, and Charlotte Mecklenburg School District...
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Mental Health Awareness Scholarship
Honolulu, HI
18-year-old Raphael Stark is a homeschooled senior. He founded a non-profit called CHATS (Caring for Hawaii Teens with Speech Challenges), the only organization in Hawaii dedicated to bringing hope and encouragement to fellow middle and high school with speech...
Lavik Jain will attend Harvard University beginning in Fall 2023 and plans to study Physics and Computer Science. In high school, he devoted much time to developing an artificial intelligence-powered suicide prevention system...
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Mental Health Awareness Scholarship
Archbishop Edward A McCarthy High School
Weston, FL
Through her high school years, Calista has participated in her high schoolβs esteemed Excelsior Scholars Program, completing a rigorous course load including AP Biology and Chemistry, Algebra II...
ΒιΒι΄«Γ½ Mental Health Awareness Scholarship
Marlin High School
Marlin, TX
Praiyer is a student at Marlin High School in Marlin, TX. Praiyer is passionate about helping his community. He has gone above and beyond providing support at his local church and as a coach at the Youth Throw mentorship program...
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Mental Health Awareness Scholarship
South Forsyth High School
Cumming, GA
Virthiha Selvamuthukumaran is a Stamps Presidentβs Scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she is pursuing a degree in Economics with a minor in Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning...
2025 Claes Nobel World Betterment Award Honoree
Skyland Trail is a nonprofit mental health treatment organization in Atlanta, GA. For more than 35 years, Skyland Trail has been inspiring people with mental illness to thrive through a holistic program of evidence-based psychiatric treatment, integrated medical care, research and education. Skyland Trail is one of the nationβs top mental health treatment centers.
ΒιΒι΄«Γ½ encourages our members and families to watch the Netflix film "The Social Dilemma." ΒιΒι΄«Γ½ hosted an exclusive panel discussion in a follow-up to the documentary that was moderated by Kolby Keo, ΒιΒι΄«Γ½ Fellows Trustee, and featured the filmmaker Jeff Orlowski, renowned psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke, and former Facebook executive, Tim Kendall. This discussion was a deep dive into how social media continues to affect human beings, including our mental health, negatively. Is there still time to change the cycle, or are we in too deep?
A collection of articles designed to help students understand, navigate, and care for their mental well-being.
