Established in 1996 to honor the late Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown’s legacy of service, the Ron Brown Scholar Program (RBSP) aims to advance higher education and improve the lives of service-minded and intellectually gifted African Americans, to accelerate their progress into impactful leadership roles and opportunities. 

Over the last 25 years, the Ron Brown Scholar Program has provided $40,000 scholarships to 530+ academically motivated African American students from low-income backgrounds, who have a 99% graduation rate from a range of 200 colleges and universities.