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APDS ‘Mama Kim’ Scholarship Fund

In 1999 Millicent “Mama Kim” Dixon, a retired nurse and former Co-Chair of the APDS Council of Elders, established the APDS Afrikan/Afrikan American Scholarship Fund to support APDS (Africentric Personal Development Shop, Inc.) in its effort to provide scholarship funds to students aspiring to graduate from post secondary learning institutions.  The funds are “housed” and invested by the preeminent Columbus Foundation of Columbus, Ohio. 

Revised Requirements for Eligibility (effective June 7, 2007)

Level One –APDS Board of Trustees will grant, per year, a $1,000 scholarship to a qualified female student and a $1,000 scholarship to a qualified male student.  Scholarship recipient shall meet the following requirements:

Four minimum qualifications

1. At least a 3.0 accumulative grade point average
2. Must be 17 to 22 years old
3. Accepted to a post secondary school
4. Documented experience in community service

Level Two – The APDS Board of Trustees authorized the APDS ‘Mama Kim’ Scholarship Fund to award small incentive scholarships for a variety of personal development activities, i.e. arts, music, technology, athletic, wellness, and academic enhancement.  Collectively, the scholarships will total no more than $2,000 annually to youth who meet the following qualifications:

1. Must be 6 to 16 years old
2. Attended, volunteered, and/or worked in the APDS Imhotep Learning Institute (formerly Nguzo Saba Institute) for an accumulation of 9 months.

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