CDI Scholars in the classes of 2007, 2008 and 2009 were awarded an average of $28,977 each in grants and scholarships for their freshman year, which translates as more than a 600% return on the CDI program’s investment per Scholar.
Each year 100% of CDI Scholars are admitted to and matriculate at colleges around the country. They have won numerous merit awards and other distinctions including:
Ron Brown Scholar
Gates Millennium Scholarships
Bonner Foundation Scholars and Leaders
NAACP ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) Gold Medal Winner
National AP Scholars
National Achievement Scholars
National Hispanic Scholars
AP Scholars with Distinction
AP Scholars with Honor
AP Scholars
Howard Hughes Medical Institute/NIH Student Internships
Lockheed Martin Foundation Engineering Scholarship
Bechtel Scholarship (A. James Clark School of Engineering, UMD)
ITT Technical Challenge Winners
Maryland Distinguished Scholars
Valedictorians and Salutatorians
Van Hollen Public Service Award
Superintendent's Leadership Program Intern
Montgomery County NAACP Scholar
Montgomery County Orchestra, 1st Chair
Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra
W.E.B. DuBois Awards for Academic Excellence
Nordstrom Scholarship
Tisch Scholar (Tufts University)
Diversity Leadership Grant Award (Babson College)
Samuel G. Rose Scholars (Dickinson College)
A. James Clark School of Engineering Scholarship (UMD, College Park)
Aspiring Leader's Award (Trinity University)
Eugene Thompson Scholarship (Guilford College)
Global Leadership Scholarship (Trinity University)
Pritzker Scholar (Tufts University)
Mailing address: 4833 Rugby Avenue, Suite 301 | Bethesda, MD 20814 | Tel 301-907-4877 | Fax 301-907-6838
Program office: 4827 Rugby Avenue, Suite 001 | Bethesda, MD 20814
