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Ford Foundation Grant Scholarship Aids Nation's Top Youth
Otis William Jones of Flat Rock NC earned a National Merit Scholarship as a freshman at the University of Americans. The Ford Foundation funded a ten year NMS program with $20 million, aiding top graduates from 58 000 contestants nationwide. Awards average $628 yearly and target need.
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Evanston, Tl
Otis William Jones
Flat Rock
Western Carolina College
Jones
University of Americans
NMS
Fountain Square
Chicago
Northwestern
Miss Brooks
Swarthmore
Harvard
California Tech
Cornell
P. Pitre
Watkins
Ford Foundation
Carnegie Corp
Gladys Brooks
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
U.S. Office of Education