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| school. Colleges have people from all over the | | | | Scholar Program, The Fund for Theological Education, |
| country. Some have students that come from all | | | | The FedEx/UNCF Scholarship Initiative Fund, and The |
| over the world. Colleges are meant to have a diverse | | | | Ossie Davis Endowment Scholarship. The Ron Brown |
| student body and faculty members. This is why | | | | Scholar Program targets students that will be |
| some colleges offer different scholarship packages to | | | | attending a four year college, have a strong |
| different minorities. By making it financially possible for | | | | academic background, and have displayed strong |
| different cultures to blend together on a college | | | | leadership skills. The Fund for Theological Education |
| campus, everyone benefits from the knowledge | | | | aids students that are obtaining degrees in religious |
| gained. Being exposed to different cultures can be an | | | | and theological studies. The FedEx/UNCF Scholarship |
| enlightening experience for students and teachers. | | | | Initiative Fund gives financial assistance to students |
| Some minorities may not even realize that there are | | | | that will be attending a historically black college or |
| specific scholarship packages available to help them | | | | university. The Ossie Davis Endowment Scholarship |
| acquire a college education. | | | | also targets students that will be entering a |
| There are scholarship packages for many different | | | | historically black college or university. |
| specific sectors of society, including African | | | | These are only a few of the available scholarships |
| Americans. Some black scholarships give full financial | | | | given to African American students. Individual colleges |
| aid, while others merely supplement an individual's | | | | may offer specific packages to draw the students to |
| income so that they can afford to attend a good | | | | their campus. If you find yourself wondering what |
| college. No matter what scholarship is offered to an | | | | financial aid is available to you so that you can attend |
| African American student, it is there to give the | | | | college, be sure that you check with specific colleges. |
| college a diversified community on campus. Imagine | | | | You may find financial packages that are easier for |
| how dull a college would be if there were not people | | | | you to obtain if you are attending a specific college. |
| from all different cultures attending the school. Mixing | | | | There are too many options for financial assistance |
| cultures helps to prepare students for the real world | | | | to pass up the chance of getting a higher education. |
| by exposing them to things that they may not have | | | | No matter what your ethnicity or economic |
| otherwise been exposed to. | | | | background, there is more than likely a financial |
| A few of the scholarships that are available to | | | | package for you. |