During the State of Black UC Forum held in October 2015, African American students shared with alumni that in order to better compete for job opportunities with their non-Black counterparts, they would benefit from financial assistance to pursue study-abroad and international co-op opportunities. The African American Alumni Affiliate (4A) volunteer board took action.
In 2017, the Shani Scholarship was created to help defray the costs of international experiences. Shani is a Swahili word that roughly translates to “to travel.” Over the past three years, nine students have received a total of $6,000 to study in countries such as Ethiopia, South Africa, France, Portugal, India, Botswana and the United Kingdom.
Your generous gift will give underrepresented students the opportunity of a lifetime: to experience other countries and cultures while preparing them to compete in the global workforce. By making an impact here, we will be able to grow the number of awards we are able to give out each year, as well as the dollar amount of each.
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UC and UC Health employees can give via payroll deduction today.
| Rank | State | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OH | 4 |
| 2 | AA | 0 |
| 2 | AE | 0 |
