Chester, Pa. – Widener University
received $87,000 from the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust to be used for student
scholarships during the 2014-15 academic year, the university announced.
The university will award the Smith
Scholars Program scholarships – ranging from $2,000 to $7,000 – to full-time
undergraduate students in good academic standing.
In addition, all students selected
for the Scholars Program must be residents of the Delaware Valley, including
Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties and the cities of Camden and
Philadelphia.
The W.W. Smith Charitable trust has
supported scholarships for Widener students since 1978, awarding more than $2.3
million to the university over the years.
“Widener is committed to helping
students achieve their dream of a college education and many families would be
denied that opportunity if not for the generosity of the W.W. Smith
Foundation,” said Widener University President James T. Harris III. “The W.W.
Smith Foundation has been a great partner with Widener in helping those dreams
come true. We are grateful for their support and inspired by the Foundation's
vision.”
Based in West Conshohocken, Pa., the
W. W. Smith Charitable Trust is a private foundation established through the
will of William Wikoff Smith. The Trust is specifically focused on areas
involving basic needs for food, clothing and shelter; supplementing higher
education scholarship programs; and basic medical research primarily in heart
disease, cancer and AIDS.
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