Shania Grant

High School Graduation Year: 2024
Year First Awarded the Carson Scholarship, School: 2023, Florida Atlantic University High School
Sponsored by: Palm Beach County Chapter of the Carson Scholars Fund

Shania is a 2-time Carson Scholar who first won in 2023. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University, where she was selected as the sole recipient of FAU’s Student Talon Award out of a pool of 32,000. Shania completed her degree just six months after receiving her high school diploma. Now, she’s completing her Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Shania has served on the Criminal Justice Commission of Palm Beach Couty as its youngest member to date. There, she has mentored students in research and college readiness, while simultaneously working to expand arts access for underserved youth. She shared with us that if she could go back in time, she’d tell her 10-year-old self to “own who she is and show up in every space unapologetically as herself.”