Black Student Fund

BSF Member Schools

Black Student Fund, a nonprofit organization, works directly with carefully selected independent schools located in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Member Schools are fully accredited institutions, which are members of, but not limited to, NAIS, AIMS, VAIS and IE. BSF works with schools whose African-American student population is not greater than 30 %. These institutions demonstrate a commitment to provide challenging educational opportunities and to build equitable learning environments for all students of many economic, cultural and racial backgrounds. Programs and services are awarded to African-American students attending Black Student Fund Member Schools. BSF reviews each Member School annually for compliance with our specific criteria to grant continued membership.

Charter schools currently are not eligible to apply for membership; however, Charter Schools may have access to specific services and programs via a fee-based structure.

Listing of BSF Member Schools:

Full Alphabetical Listing
Listing by State
Listing by Grade
Listing by Gender
Listing by Day or Boarding Program

BLACK STUDENT FUND CRITERIA FOR MEMBER SCHOOLS ©

A Member School must demonstrate a sustained effort in meeting all BSF Criteria:

Maintain a policy of non-disclosure of BSF grant recipients
Demonstrate earnest efforts to:
- Expand its African-American student population;
- Ensure African-American students from economically challenged households matriculate;
- Maintain financial assistance for African-American students throughout their school careers;
- Integrate fully its student body--socially, economically, culturally and racially;
- Expand its body of African-American faculty and administrators;
- Make available adequate financial aid to qualifying BSF scholars;
- Provide a college preparatory program for students;
- Provide a socially and culturally equitable learning environment for all students by ensuring that its staff is trained in effective cross-racial and cross-cultural communications.
Work in cooperation with Black Student Fund Staff through:
- Conferences with representatives of BSF staff;
- Immediate consultations regarding African-American students in response to emergent issues of an academic, personal, social or financial nature;
- Timely response to the annual BSF Member School Survey;
- Participation in the annual BSF School Fair;
- the Education Employment Network (EEN);
- the Institute for Cultural Inclusion (ICI) ;
Confirm its status as a non-profit, tax-exempt educational institution, in existence for five or more years
Demonstrate a stable and financially sound condition
Provide confirmation of full accreditation status

Click Here for BSF School Membership Application Process and Required Documents

Applications are accepted for consideration from November 15-February 15