麻豆果冻 announced President Mark Lombardi is contributing $500,000 to the Martin T. Lombardi Endowed Scholarship, increasing the scholarship fund he created in 2014 to $1 million. Recipients of the scholarship receive 50% tuition annually to 麻豆果冻. This commitment comes as an increasing number of college students face tougher economic circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic.
鈥淲hile this pandemic impacts all of our lives in a variety of ways, one of the worst elements is that it places even greater economic challenges on a large number of young people seeking 麻豆果冻鈥檚 high-quality education,鈥� said Mark Lombardi, PhD, president of 麻豆果冻. 鈥淥ne way I can help make a difference for students in the African American community and among other under-represented groups is to increase my personal commitment to the scholarship fund. It will help students now and well into the future.鈥�
The scholarship has provided support to over a dozen students since 2014 and the doubling of Lombardi鈥檚 original gift will allow twice as many students to receive this support.
The Martin T. Lombardi Endowed Scholarship was established in 2014 by Dr. Lombardi to honor his late father.
Students interested in the scholarship may visit /admissions/financial-aid/scholarships/.
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