Charitable trust awards Lincoln $73,000 grant for need-based scholarships
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Posted By: Guest Visitor on July 02, 2015 LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Lincoln University recently received a $73,000 grant from W.W. Smith Charitable Trust for need-based scholarships for full-time students from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties as well as those from neighboring Camden, New Jersey. Aside from college scholarship support, the trust, which is a private foundation established by William Wikoff Smith, provides support for basic food, clothing and shelter needs as well as basic medical research primarily in heart disease, cancer and AIDS. “The university is extremely grateful for the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust grant award, which continues to allow deserving students to afford a quality education at Lincoln University,” said Dr. Valerie Harrison, acting president of the university. “We are particularly delighted that this year’s grant represents a $5,000 increase over last year.” The grant, which allows the university to offer scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $7,000, supports awards to full-time students who have financial need that cannot be met by other aid, are in good academic standing with at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average and reside in the designated areas for the upcoming academic year. ### Founded in 1854, The Lincoln University (PA) is the FIRST of four Lincoln Universities in the world and is the nation’s FIRST degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The University combines the elements of a liberal arts and science-based undergraduate curriculum along with select graduate programs to meet the needs of those living in a highly technological and global society. Today, Lincoln, which enrolls a diverse student body of approximately 2,000 men and women, possesses an international reputation for preparing and producing world-class leaders such as Thurgood Marshall, the FIRST African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice; Lillian Fishburne, the FIRST African American woman promoted to Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy; Langston Hughes, the noted poet; Kwame Nkrumah, the FIRST president of Ghana; Nnamdi Azikiwe, the FIRST president of Nigeria and a myriad of others. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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