The Sachs Foundation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has announced more than $1.5 million in scholarships to high-achieving Black students over the past year.

This year’s 46 scholars will attend renowned institutions such as Stanford, Yale, Cornell, and Johns Hopkins universities, and the University of Chicago, as well as at prestigious historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) including Howard University and Spelman College. This year’s awards include more than $300,000 for scholars to pursue graduate degrees in law, medicine, policy, and business administration.

“Our Sachs Foundation scholars are incredibly accomplished, not only academically, but in the positive contributions they make to their communities,” said Sachs Foundation president Ben Ralston. “We’re proud to support these outstanding Coloradans in their studies, and to advocate for Black students across the country, who due to lingering systemic inequity, have the lowest six-year college completion rate of any racial or ethnic group, and still trail white counterparts in degree attainment by 12 percent.” 

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