Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation
A 501(c)3 non-profit organization
Our Mission
The Rosa L. Parks Scholarship Foundation is dedicated to awarding scholarships to Michigan high school seniors who hold close to Mrs. Parks' ideals while demonstrating academic skills, community involvement and economic need.
Our Vision
To be the leading force in empowering and inspiring youth to reach their highest potential and advance the legacy of Rosa L. Parks.
Since it was founded by The Detroit News and Detroit Public Schools in 1980, The Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation has awarded over $2,000,000 in scholarship money to more than 1,000 high school seniors. The Foundation awards approximately forty $2,000 non-renewable scholarships annually.
About Us
Message From The President
Even though historians have extensively documented Rosa Parks' pre-Montgomery bus boycott political activism, too many people still believe that ...
Alumni Spotlight
Name: Monice Mitchell Simms
Scholarship Class: 1989
High School: Martin Luther King Jr. High School, Detroit, Mich.
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