WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - An organization that received some of President Obama’s Nobel Prize money is partnering with William & Mary to provide scholarships to future students at the university.
The school in Williamsburg, Virginia, said in a statement Thursday that it’s partnering with The Posse Foundation.
Many of the scholarship recipients will be underrepresented students of color and students from low-income backgrounds. Many may not have been able to afford college otherwise.
The Posse Foundation recruits and trains students who show extraordinary leadership and academic potential.
Its work with William & Mary will be the first time students are selected from Virginia and from a region that’s broader than a single metro area.
“I know these students will reflect exactly the types of leadership qualities and ethos that typify the William & Mary community,” university President Katherine A. Rowe said in a news release.
Starting next fall, the school will provide full-tuition scholarships for 10 students from Virginia.
The foundation will award the university a one-time $250,000 grant to cover costs in the first year. The university will then raise money from alumni and others to continue the program.
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