LIM alumna Cheya Thousand has founded a new scholarship in partnership with the LIM Fashion Education Foundation (LIM FEF). The Cheya Thousand Resilience Scholarship aims to invest in rising professionals who embody resilience, leadership, and determination.
This scholarship is a $10,000 fund. The awarded students must be in at least their second semester at LIM College and will receive denominations of between $500 and $2,000 annually over the course of five years.
Thousand, who earned her Fashion Merchandising BBA from LIM in 2009, is herself an entrepreneur in the leadership development space, having founded the company CT Wellness Co. in 2017. In a recent feature by WWD, she said the following: "This scholarship is about more than money. It’s a reminder that perseverance and self-belief can carry you through anything."
