2023-2024 Brown Bag Marketing Scholarship (Now Closed)

$1,000 Awarded in December 2023 to Winners writing an essay about “Taking the Hill Together!”

At Brown Bag Marketing, a full-service digital marketing agency in Atlanta, Georgia, we excel by seeing possibilities and potential at every turn – and that includes nurturing our team of future leaders. We are grateful to the 650+ participants who shared their stories with us! Thank you!

Brown Bag Marketing recognizes the importance of investing in our community

This future-focused mission is the driving force behind our desire to provide opportunities and advancements for current students and soon-to-be business professionals, tradespeople, educators, politicians and leaders. For this reason, we are proud to sponsor a privately-funded scholarship program to give a smart, creative and talented college student a helping hand.

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the Brown Bag Scholarship for 2023: Ms. Parisa Sharif!

Every year we award a $1000 scholarship to a student in higher education to use toward educational expenses. (Hey – we remember what college was like – every penny helps!)

Each year we choose one of our company values and ask applicants to reflect on ways they experience its analog in their lives. This year, our selected value was “Take the Hill Together.” The idea: Every challenge – no matter how daunting – is easier when you tackle it alongside people you trust and value.

Few folks exemplify that quality more than this year’s winner, Parisa Sharif. A student at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Ms. Sharif penned a moving essay about her singular work with a younger classmate. From their shared experience as children of first-generation immigrants, their friendship grew to encompass a shared purpose in mentoring middle school students from displaced international families.

Congratulations, Parisa! Best of luck in your studies – we’re rooting for you!

Congratulations to our past scholarship winners

Keon Thompson

2022 Scholarship Winner

Keon Thompson is a first-year student at Utah Valley University and accepted our challenge to tell us about his favorite place to be creative. Keon’s video submission shared how his part-time job (and a love of cookies) provides the space he needs to focus, learn from others, and focus on creating new ideas.

Kylie Alonso

2020 Scholarship Winner

Kylie Alonso is a sophomore business marketing student at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California. Transitioning from athlete to entrepreneur, Kylie created an adventure apparel brand, Seek Supply Company, with 2 friends after her freshman year of college. She plans on pursuing her passion for Digital Marketing and Graphic Design, and hopes to do lots of traveling after she graduates.

Supporting Local Communities and Businesses

At Brown Bag Marketing, we value the growth and success of communities across Georgia and beyond. From fostering innovation in small business marketing to supporting local entrepreneurs with branding services in Atlanta, Alpharetta, Duluth, Marietta, and Sandy Springs, we’re proud to help businesses thrive.

We bring that same dedication whether we’re providing sports marketing for nonprofits, digital strategies for manufacturing companies, or internet marketing services that strengthen businesses’ branding presence.

Just as we’re committed to giving students opportunities through this scholarship, we’re equally passionate about helping businesses build their future.