DTRF + Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarship Grant

DTRF + Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation
Amount: Up to US $10,000
Last Updated: September 14, 2025

Summary

The DTRF + Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarship, offered by the Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation, provides annual need-based scholarships of up to $10,000 for Certified Descendants of Jesuit slaveholding. This initiative aims to support educational advancement at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other post-secondary institutions, while promoting racial healing and minimizing the wealth gap within the Descendant community.

Overview

The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation has partnered with Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to provide educational advancement opportunities to Descendants of Jesuit slaveholding in the United States. The initiative is part of the Foundation’s core programming plans, which include supporting the educational aspirations of Descendants from early childhood education through post-secondary education; investing in truth, racial healing, and reconciliation in communities and organizations throughout America; and supporting elderly and infirm Descendants. The scholarship program provides annual need-based scholarships of up to $10,000 to https://www.descendants.org/how-become-certified-descendant of Jesuit slaveholding for attendance at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or other post-secondary institutions.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Any Certified Descendant of Jesuit slaveholding within the United States, or their spouses and children, may apply to the educational advancement program.Any eligible individual of any age may apply to the educational advancement program.