Trevor Young has tried more than a few businesses over the years: He's gotten his real-estate license, his taxi license, his vending license. He's promoted parties, cleaned carpets, started a magazine and sold postcards on the Mall.

Young is one of 19 students at Prince George's Community College awarded scholarships that include full tuition, books and a $500 stipend -- and two-thirds of the tuition at the University of Maryland when they transfer there to earn a four-year degree. The $1.7 million total donation from the David H. and Suzanne D. Hillman Family Foundation is designed to encourage young entrepreneurs.

Shavon Holland was worried about paying for college when she went back to school, especially because she has an 11-year-old son to take care of. Now, with the scholarship, she's excited about studying business at PGCC and U-Md., and she plans to open a consignment shop in Southern Maryland.