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Scholarships and Other Educational Awards

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[caption id="attachment_20501" align="aligncenter" width="413"] CHRIS MEYER/INDIANA UNIVERSITY — Wikipedia[/caption] Student awards are one of the most popular charitable purposes, especially in estates.  Donors often strongly identify with the life changing benefit of direct educational funding to students.  Named scholarship funds are often named and constitute part of the donor’s legacy. Educational awards are such a popular purpose that there are numerous providers.  Of course, there are schools, colleges and universities….

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Community-based Scholarships

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Establishing a scholarship, bursary or other educational award is a popular charitable purpose in estate plans of the charitably-minded.   There are two ways to create these awards: 1) establish at an educational institution; or 2) establish at a foundation or charity to target a particular community.  Generally educational institutions, particularly at the post-secondary level, do an excellent job of administering awards.  In my work, however, I have found a….

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