Beyoncé and Jay-Z Just Surprised This Teenager With a $100,000 Scholarship

Dan Barna
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At a recent concert in Glendale, Arizona, Jay-Z and Beyoncé awarded an Arizona teen a college scholarship of $100,000. When will your faves ever?

When Jay-Z and Beyoncé aren’t busy being two of the biggest stars on the planet, they’re changing lives. The latest example of their altruism came Wednesday night (September 19) at their most recent stop on the couple’s On the Run II Tour, in Glendale, Arizona. The dynamic duo surprised an Arizona teen, Mikayla Lowry, with a $100,000 college scholarship.

"They said my name and I was like, 'WHAT?'," Lowry told ABC about the experience. "It just felt unreal." The scholarship comes courtesy of an initiative from the Shawn Carter Foundation and the BeyGOOD Initiative, which is responsible for doling out over $1 million in scholarships to youths who are in major need of assistance.

On Sunday, Jay and Bey were in Houston, where they continued making dreams come true. "I didn't know what to say, and she gave me a huge hug and Jay-Z was just like chilling," Alezae Uresti, another 17-year-old who received a scholarship (this time in Bey’s hometown) told ABC. "So I gave her a hug, and then after that, me and Beyoncé took a picture and I told Jay-Z, 'Come on, come on, get in the picture,' so we all took a picture."

Each winner of the scholarship is selected by the Boys & Girls Club of America, an organization devoted to enabling “young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens,” according to an official official press release. According to the Shawn Carter Foundation website, “The mission of the Shawn Carter Foundation is to help individuals facing socioeconomic hardships further their education at post secondary institutions.”

Beyoncé has a long history of giving scholarships to exceptional teens in need of financial aid. After her game-changing Coachella set in April, she donated $100,000 to four historically black colleges and universities.

As for Mikayla, she’ll get to be the first person in her family to go to school, thanks to the scholarship. “Everyone was just happy for me," she told ABC. Watch Mikayla have her life changed forever, courtesy of DJ Khaled, in the above video.

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