Giving

Since 1994, the Black Student Catholic Scholarship Fund has provided tuition assistance to academically-qualified black elementary school graduates from families of limited means. So far, 94 students have earned scholarships to attend a local Catholic high school.

How Does the Program Work?

Not only are these students able to attend high school, but they are preparing for college and life. Currently, 16 young men and women receive annual scholarships. Each of these students is paired with an adult mentor to receive tutoring, advice, and friendship. The result? A motivating and encouraging relationship is formed—giving the students another tool to stay on task!

BSCSF—Helping Make Dreams a Reality

Each of the BSCSF recipients has sought to excel in their academics and their lives. In 2007, one of our recipients was awarded the “Gates Scholarship for Nebraska.” She was one of 1,200 students who competed for this scholarship. She is not alone in this distinction: we have had three other Gates Scholarship recipients in our program! In addition, all three students in our program who graduated in May, 2010 received full scholarships to college.

We take pride in the achievements of our students. Although not all of them have won Gates Scholarships, over 95 per cent of our students have gone on to attend college and currently at least three are pursuing graduate studies!

With your help, we can help more students, like our Gates winner, achieve their goals.

The Students Need Your Help

Please consider a generous gift of $500, $250 or $100 to help our current and future scholarship recipients not only attend high school. But more importantly prepare for college and for life.

Thank you in advance for your support.

P.S.  All mentors, board members, and people involved with the Fund are volunteers. As a consequence, almost 94 per cent of your donation goes directly to tuition assistance where it’s really needed.

P.P.S. Please consider sponsoring a student’s scholarship of $3,500 dollars. At your discretion, this gift can be completely anonymous.

Send donations or queries to--BSCS Fund
O.A.E.F. Office
3212 North 60th Street
P.O. Box 4130
Omaha, NE  68104

Checks should be made payable to BSCS Fund.