GOLDMAN SACHS INCLUDES N.C. A&T IN ‘MARKET MADNESS: HBCU Pgm

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****Interesting to see the colleges chosen to participate...I swear they looked at the US News rankings to determine which schools to include.

www.ncat.edu/news/2021/04/goldman-sachs-market-madness.php

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 9, 2021) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been named one of the historically Black colleges and universities in the inaugural cohort of Goldman Sachs’ five-year, $25 million “Market Madness: HBCU Possibilities” Program.

N.C. A&T – the only participating HBCU in North Carolina – joins Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, Prairie View A&M University and Spelman College as cohort members.

For four months, 125 first- and second-year students from the seven HBCUs will receive hands-on training and learn fundamental finance skills in a professional setting, complementing their coursework and extracurricular activities. The program will conclude with a “Market Madness” case study competition, featuring Procter & Gamble this year, in which the students will present to senior leaders at Goldman Sachs and compete for prize donations to their institutions – funding opportunity for future generations.

Each participating HBCU will receive a grant from Goldman Sachs – ranging from $250,000 to $1 million – based on their student team’s performance in Market Madness. Participating students will also receive a $10,000 academic stipend upon completing the program.