The Rosa L. Parks Scholarship Foundation was founded in 1980 by Detroit Public Schools and The Detroit News.
The foundation awards scholarships to Michigan high school seniors who demonstrate community involvement, academic skill and economic need, and who aspire to the ideals of Rosa Parks.
Each year, approximately forty $2,000 non-renewable scholarships are awarded, and since being founded, more than 900 applicants have benefited from over $1.8 million in scholarship money.
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Rosa L. Parks Scholarship Foundation Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA