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John Fox Slater, founder of the fund. In May 1882 Slater transferred $1,000,000 to a board of trustees incorporated by the State of New York. The fund's stated purpose was "uplifting the lately emancipated population of the Southern States and their posterity by conferring on them the blessings of Christian education."
The African Free School was a school for children of slaves and free people of color in New York City. It was founded by members of the New York Manumission Society, including Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, on November 2, 1787. Many of its alumni became leaders in the African-American community in New York.
James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship The Pennsylvania Bar Association annually awards $3,000 to two minority law students through the James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship.
100 Black Men of America is a men's civic organization and service club that works in the field of education and empowerment of African-American children and teens. As of 2009, the organization has 110 chapters and more than 10,000 members in different cities in the United States and throughout the world.
A Better Chance was a development of the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students (NSSFNS). [7] NSSFNS was an organization that referred black students to college and private boarding schools. [7] In 1962, NSSFNS phased out referring students to private boarding school. [7]
New York University; Olin College [43] Pomona College [44] Purdue University (21st Century Scholars who are below an income level only) [45] [46] Rice University [47] Santa Clara University (only first-year students receiving Cal Grants or those who graduated from the national Cristo Rey Network high schools have the full need met) [48]
The James Beard Foundation is an American non-profit culinary arts organization based in New York City. It was named after James Beard , a food writer, teacher, and cookbook author. [ 1 ] Its programs include guest-chef dinners to scholarships for aspiring culinary students, educational conferences, and industry awards.
New York State's Excelsior Scholarship provides in-state, public college tuition for residents whose families earn below a set annual income cap: $100,000 in 2017.This amounts to an annual savings between $4,000 and $6,500, depending on whether the student attends a community college or a four-year school.