University of Maryland to Become National Headquarters for Clark Scholars Program Network
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland today announced that its A. James Clark School of Engineering will become the permanent home of a multi-university program that provides holistic support to exceptionally talented students with financial need, thanks to a generous $20.6 million investment from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation.
- Re-introduced as the Clark Scholars Program Network, it will encourage collaboration and innovation across participating institutions and with alums, and continue the program's previous success.
- The Clark Scholars Program has given hundreds of students a chance, and the greatness they are creating will shape the world for decades to come.
- "We are proud to introduce the Clark Scholars Program Network, the first-of-its-kind program to outlive the sunsetting foundation that created it.
- UMD's Clark Scholars Program was established as part of Building Together, the Foundation's $219.5 million investment in the University of Maryland, announced in October 2017.