Deadline: April 1, 2012
The community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, located in Poughkeepsie, New York, is pleased to offer the Stanley J. Tarver Memorial Scholarship. The Stanley J. Tarver Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by the Tarver family in memory of their son, Stanley. This fund provides a scholarship to a graduate student of African descent, an African American, or a Black person of another nationality who is matriculating toward a Doctorate or a Masters Degree in African History and/or Culture, and who has completed at least one year of graduate study at a college or university in the United States.
The Stanley J. Tarver Memorial Scholarship will be a $1,000 per semester award, for a maximum award of $2,000 per academic year.
Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2012. Applications can be obtained from the Community Foundation website at www.cfhvny.org. Applicants will receive notification of the scholarship decision by the end of May. Please contact the Foundation if you have any questions in regard to this scholarship. Questions can be directed to Nevill Smythe, Vice President, Programs at (845) 452-3077 or at nsmythe@cfhvny.org.
Completed applications and attachments should be sent to:
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Stanley J. Tarver Memorial Scholarship
80 Washington Street, Suite 201
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
