The Official Home for Dr. Ben Carson and The Carson Scholars Fund

W.K. Kellogg Provides Research Grant to Carson Scholars Fund

We are thrilled to announce that the W. K. Kellogg Foundation has provided the Carson Scholars Fund with a grant to fund a ten year longitudinal research study. This grant will enable the Carson Scholars Fund to be able to measure the impact of our scholarship and reading room program on students and the school community. The W.K. Kellogg grant will support the contracting of an independent research firm to collect comprehensive data and analyze the impact of our programs. The Carson Scholars Fund is eager to begin this research project to assess the efficacy of the scholarship and reading room programs with statistical findings. We will soon be posting an official request for proposals on our website. We invite the response of educational research firms and policy evaluation institutions to this RFP in the upcoming weeks.

 

The Carson Scholars Fund

The Carson Scholars Fund is a non-profit organization founded in 1994, by Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon, Dr. Benjamin Carson and his wife, Candy. The Carson Scholars Fund scholarships recognize students who strive for academic excellence and demonstrate a strong commitment to their community. Since its inception, the Carson Scholars Fund has awarded over 3,900 scholarships and has scholars in 34 states.

The Ben Carson Reading Project seeks to encourage a love of reading by creating reading rooms in schools. Over 40 warm and inviting reading rooms have been created across the country for students, educators, and the community to come together to enjoy reading

Carson Scholars Fund Store

  • Awards Banquet Sponsorship/Valedictorian $25,000
    $25,000.00
  • Awards Banquet Ticket $75
    $75.00
  • Awards Banquet Table $750
    $750.00

Scholar Spotlight

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    Darcy Yankowich
    New Haven, CT
    Grade 11

         With a perfect 4.0 grade point average, Carson Scholar Darcy Yankowich is on the road to success. Darcy is a hard-working student who is “reflective about her own learning, perceptively indentifying her own strengths and challenges.” Balancing a full curriculum with challenging upper level course including Spanish and Latin, Darcy is also dedicated to her volunteer work at her local recreational camp where she positively influences her peers.  Darcy has goals of becoming an anesthesiologist.