DAR Lena Ferguson Scholarship

Two one-time awards of $5,000 given annually to students who graduated from a District of Columbia public school or public charter school and have been accepted or are currently enrolled in the Associate of Applied Science in nursing program at the University of the District of Columbia-Community College or the registered nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in nursing program at the University of the District of Columbia. A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent scale used by the institution is required. This scholarship is administered by the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and UDC students can find more information about applying at the Scholarship Universe online portal.

The scholarship is named in honor of the late Lena Santos Ferguson who was a DAR member instrumental in DAR establishing this scholarship in the 1980s as outreach to people of color in the Washington, D.C., community. For the first 20 years of the scholarship until her passing, Mrs. Ferguson was personally involved in promoting it to the DC Public Schools as well as selecting and celebrating the student recipients every year.

Questions? Contact the National Vice Chairman for the DAR Lena Ferguson Scholarship: DCScholarship@NSDAR.org