The Lucinda L. Jasper Scholarship Fund, Inc.

Any graduating Catholic grade school student who has been accepted in an Archdiocese of Washington DC Catholic High School may apply.

Students are judged on three criteria: a demonstrated by the school, and a 1,500-to-2000-word essay on an African American who has influenced the applicant to continue to higher education. The scholarship aims to encourage and foster higher education in the nurturing environment of Catholic high schools.

Go to the website, www.lljsf.org, to view the list of previous winners. Inquiries about the scholarship can be emailed to lljsf@aol.com.