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Posted: 2018-04-16T17:32:56Z | Updated: 2018-04-16T18:20:49Z

Beyonc will give $25,000 to four historically black colleges and universities for the 2018-2019 school year as part of a new scholarship program that was inspired by the singers historic Coachella performance this past weekend. One student from each HBCU Xavier University of Louisiana, Wilberforce University, Tuskegee University and Bethune-Cookman University will receive the money.

To qualify for the Homecoming Scholars Award Program , applicants need to have at least a 3.5 GPA. Each university will select its own finalists and winner, with winners set to be announced sometime this summer.

The news comes on the heels of Beyoncs show at Coachella , where she brought out her former Destinys Child bandmates for a mini-reunion. She was the first black woman to headline the major music festival.