Scholarship
During the past decade, The 1926 Foundation, Inc. in collaboration with the Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ® has reached hundreds of families, schools, and community organizations by providing over $500,000 in financial support.
2025 Scholarship Recipients
Emma Brinkley Scholarship
Zainab Ahmed
Drexel University
Biomedical Engineering
Sophia Washington
Spelman College
Health Science; Pre-Nursing
JM and MB Thornton Scholarship
Kaijah Henry
University Of Alabama
Biomedical Science
Murirah Herbert
Howard University
Psychology
Ruth A. Scott Scholarship
Da'Mya Brunson
University of Pittsburg​
Nursing
Catherine Ewald
Coastal Carolina
Finance
Heaven Mack
La Salle University
Psychology
Susie G. Brodie Music
Scholarship
Ciara Jones
American Musical
Drama Academy
Dance
Shirley Franklin Tyree
Memorial Scholarship
Amaia Hart
Temple University
Nursing
The 1926 Foundation, Inc. and the Urban League of Philadelphia are partnering to award Philadelphia's youth financial awards for post-secondary educational pursuits.
The 2026 Scholarship Application is NOW available.
Words from our Recipients
“I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to be awarded this scholarship. It has helped me in a lot of ways. A lot of people who come from where I come from, struggle with the idea of how they will pay for college or find places to live due to financial burden, so this [award] has helped relieve stress for me and my family.”
Dior Hazel, Pennsylvania State University
Major: Sociology
“I am beyond grateful for the scholarship awarded to me by the 1926 Foundation, Inc. as it has allowed me to get my own computer, pay for tuition and meet my amazingly talented classmates.”
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Jazmyn Roberson, Howard University
Major: Acting
Minor: Play Writing