Bey-school is in session

| April 25, 2017 in Entertainment

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Queen Bey has given her fans another reason to adore her.

In honour of the one-year anniversary of the album Lemonade, Beyonce Knowles-Carter announced on Monday, the Formation Scholars award to support young women.

Twitter Bey fans are buzzing about the news.

The scholarship is set for the 2017-2018 academic year and will go to four women from Berklee College of Music, Howard University, Parsons School of Design and Spelman College.

The scholarships are for women pursuing creative arts, music, literature of African-American studies.

Queen Bey is not the only celebrity-inspired scholarship out there. She joins the ranks of many others including: Alicia Keys Open Door Scholarship, Alec Baldwin Drama Scholarship, Christopher Reeve Award, Jimi Hendrix Scholarship Fund and more.

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