Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation

HBCU
Undergrad
Financial Need Required
Green Card Holder

Scholarship Description

The initiative is part of DTRF’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.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will administer the Program funded by the DTRF. The Program will provide annual, need-based scholarships of up to $10,000 to Descendants to assist them with their college expenses. The total eligible scholarship amount will be allocated in two installments: one during the Fall 2025 semester and the second during the Spring 2026 semester

**This application opens March 17, 2025, and will remain open until funds are exhausted

**Confirm you are a lineal descendant:
Please visit the Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation website to confirm you are a certified descendant
HBCU
Undergrad
Financial Need Required
Green Card Holder

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