Netflix has joined forces with Howard University to set up a $ 5.4 million scholarship in memory of Chadwick Boseman.
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, who died of cancer in August 2020, graduated from the same institution in 2000.
Starting this fall, the Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship will cover the tuition fees of its recipients during their four years of study in the Faculty of Arts.
Already last month, the establishment had renamed its faculty of arts after the name of the actor.
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Finally, note that Simone Ledward-Boseman, the widow of the actor, actively participated in creating this scholarship.
"It is with great pleasure and deep gratitude that we announce the creation of a Funded Scholarship in honor of one of our alumni, Chadwick Boseman, whose life and contributions to the arts continue to last. inspire us.
This scholarship embodies his love for Howard, his passion for storytelling, and his willingness to support future generations of Howard's students, ”said university president Wayne AI Frederick, in a press release relayed by Deadline.
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