Tag: Scholarships

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Latter-Day Saints Church Funds Initiatives With NAACP and UNCF

Three initiatives that aim to provide scholarships, humanitarian aid and educational opportunity were announced Monday during a news conference from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the NAACP, Deseret News reported. The first initiative – funded by the church – will give $1 million a year for three […]

June 15, 2021

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Baltimore Ravens Owner Donates $4 Million to Create Scholarship Program, Named After Former GM Ozzie Newsome

Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has donated $4 million to create the Ozzie Newsome Scholars Program, in honor of former Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome. The money will be given to graduates of Baltimore City Public Schools s who choose to attend a Maryland historically Black college and university, The Root reported. The Stephen and […]

June 11, 2021

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Washington and Lee University to Keep Name Tied to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee

Washington and Lee University (WLU) will keep its name amid calls for the school to remove its Confederate ties, The Washington Post reported. Students and faculty voted last year to change the school’s name, partially named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. WLU announced Friday that after a review, the Board of Trustees decided there […]

June 4, 2021

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Denmark Technical College to Give Free Tuition to 500 Students

Denmark Technical College is giving free tuition to 500 students, The State reported. The Denmark Technical College Tuition Assistance scholarship will eliminate the $2,813 tuition for fall semester for the first 500 students who apply and are enrolled for fall 2021. Returning students are eligible. Out-of-state students can receive a $2,813 credit for tuition. Denmark […]

June 2, 2021

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Howard University School of Law Receives $10 Million Grant, Creates Public Service Law Scholarship

Howard University School of Law has been awarded a $10 million grant from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation to create the Greene Public Service Scholars Program, which aims to support law students committed to public service law careers. The Jerome L. Greene Foundation grant is the largest gift in the law school’s history. Students in the program will […]

May 24, 2021

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Southern University Receives $1 Million Gift for Business Scholarships from Alums

Mark A. and Dawn Malveaux will be gifting $1,000,000 to Southern University – their undergrad alma mater – and the money will support academic scholarships to business students and general programming in the College of Business, located on its Baton Rouge Campus. The gift is one of the largest donations given to the school by […]

May 21, 2021

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Frontier Nursing University Endows New Scholarship to Increase Diversity in Healthcare

Frontier Nursing University (FNU) has endowed a new scholarship to support African American, Black, Native American, and Alaskan Native students. The scholarship will be for 10 students a year. FNU will designate $2.5 million to give $100,000 in scholarships a year. “While our other endowed scholarships are needed by and available to students of all […]

May 18, 2021

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ViacomCBS Collaborates With USC Annenberg School for Journalism to Establish Scholarship

As part of an effort to diversify newsrooms, the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Journalism has worked with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over the years to recruit students. However, despite finding talent, the absence of available financial aid options caused many students to seek out other institutions instead. To mitigate student loan debt burdens, a new scholarship was established at USC Annenberg in collaboration with ViacomCBS.

May 14, 2021

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UC Irvine Duo Endow New Scholarship Fund for Black Business Students

Dr. Tonya Williams Bradford and Dr. Kevin Bradford, professors at University of California Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, saw that there was a financial burden that comes with pursuing college education. So the husband and wife duo decided to take real action to help lighten the load for students.

May 13, 2021

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Lake Superior State University Offers Cannabis Chemistry Scholarships

Lake Superior State University (LSSU) – which established the nation’s first chemistry program on cannabis when it launched The Cannabis Center of Excellence in 2019, is offering its first cannabis chemistry scholarship, CBS News reported. Steadfast Labs,  a Michigan-based research facility aiming to ensure access to safe cannabis medicine, has created an annual $1,200 scholarship […]

April 6, 2021

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Mount Holyoke College Receives $10M Donation to Support Scholarships

Mount Holyoke College recently received a $10 million donation to support scholarships and other financial aid opportunities for students, according to MassLive. The donation, made by alumna Liz Cochary Gross and her husband, Philip Gross, was given as part of the college’s “Meet the Moment Scholarship Challenge.” In response to their contribution, the largest in […]

January 15, 2021

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TMCF Receives $5 Million to Fund Need-Based HBCU Scholarship Program

Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has received $5 million from philanthropist Stephen Feinberg’s charitable foundation to fund a scholarship program for students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black institutions (PBIs). The Stephen Feinberg Scholarship Program will give need-based scholarships to students at these institutions who are facing financial hardships. Feinberg is […]

December 17, 2020