Ohio college gets $4.5M grant from NJ foundation
July 13th, 2007 - Posted in College Grant, EducationThe Bonner Foundation of Princeton, N.J., awarded Oberlin College a $4.5 million grant on Monday to continue a campus program begun 15 years ago to promote student service.
The college must match the grant by raising another $2 million.
The Bonner Scholars Program, begun by Corella and Bertram F. Bonner in 1990, came to Oberlin in 1992 and provides scholarships of up to $15,500 over four years to 60 students, 15 from each class.
Recipients must have a commitment to community service and a financial need.
Since 2000, 105 Bonner Scholars at Oberlin have contributed more than 160,000 hours of service, typically volunteering full-time over two summers and at least 10 hours a week during the academic year at organizations such as the Boys and Girls Clubs.
Foundation programs promoting service operate on 75 college campuses.