Athene recognized there is a need to provide students, no matter their personal circumstances, access to higher education opportunities. The lack of educational access limits students future career choices and also negatively impacts a community’s future talent pool.

Athene Holding LTD partnered with the Bermuda College to create the Athene Scholarship program. The Athene Scholarship can be awarded up to 10 students each academic year, covers the full costs of each student’s associate degree program and required books. It is available to students attending Bermuda College who have significant financial need and meet a minimum GPA requirement sector. The scholarship supports students pursuing associate degrees in Accounting, Actuarial Science, Business, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Insurance & Risk Management, Legal Studies or Mathematics.

The Athene USA Game Changer Scholarship program is committed to help ensure all students have the option to pursue their most important life goals. The program awards scholarship to high school seniors or graduates or current college undergraduates who desire to study at a two-or four-year college, university located in the state of Iowa. Awards are renewable up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first.

Both scholarship programs help make a difference for students in our community and ultimately in their career options. More students with higher educational achievements can also impact our community through encouraging and developing the next generation of employees who have a desire to lead companies to greater success.

In 2020, three students graduated from the inaugural 2019 Athene Scholarship program from Bermuda College. As this program continues to grow, 14 additional students have been selected as recipients.

After launching the Athene USA Game Changer Scholarship program in January 2021, 20 students received a renewable $2,000 award. In 2022, Athene doubled the program to honor 40 Iowa high school students. Of the 40 individuals recognized, 13 students were second year recipients receiving renewal awards. Several of the scholarship recipients also applied and were accepted as interns at Athene for the summer of 2022.

As we continue to build connections and relationships with our scholars, Athene hopes to further demonstrate our commitment of supporting education. For 2023, the Athene Foundation has increased giving levels to better align with the success we have

achieved as a company. We are proud of the Game Changer Scholars program and believe that this enhancement to the award will be an investment to our future leaders.

Angela Jackson