Diversity Scholarship Program
The world is becoming more diverse each passing day, changing the professional atmosphere and shifting the focus of many organizations. This movement is what led to the creation of the National Trust's Diversity Scholarship Program (DSP). Since 1992, the DSP has focused on providing financial and educational assistance to individuals from diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds across the nation. The goal of the DSP is to support and strengthen the work of diverse grassroots leaders by sharing with them a broad range of preservation tools and networks in the Conference, and to enrich the experience of other Conference participants by providing them an opportunity to learn from these diverse scholarship participants.
With more than 1,100 members so far in the DSP alumni community, the National Trust's Diversity Scholarship Program has made major inroads in diversifying the preservation movement.
Diversity Scholarship Program Timeline
Diversity Alumni Newsletters
Mildred Colodny Scholars
The Mildred Colodny Scholarship program encourages people of color and other culturally diverse candidates to pursue graduate degrees and careers in preservation. A Colodny Scholar receives grants of up to $15,000 toward tuition, plus a paid internship at the Trust, and financial assistance to attend the National Preservation Conference. The scholarship was made possible by a generous bequest from a long-time National Trust member, Mildred Colodny, of Bethesda, MD. Since 2002, 13 scholars have participated in the program.
Applications are available at www.preservationnation.org/colodny . Please contact David_Field@nthp.org for more information.
The Diversity Scholarship Program is partially supported through a cooperative agreement between the U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Views and conclusions in this material are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Government. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Government.
