Professor Chester Davis Scholarship

The Professor Chester Davis Scholarship was established to provide financial support to undergraduate students in the W.E.B Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies. Professor Davis was an early member of the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of African-American Studies 1971-1992. He helped recruit prominent activists and scholars for the department. His constant encouragement and unflagging support of the students he mentored during his more than 20-year tenure transformed the lives of his students. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a student majoring in Afro-American Studies. Preference will be given to a first-generation student with financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office. The selection of recipients will be made by the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies scholarship committee in consultation with the department chair. The scholarship is not automatically renewable, but award recipients may reapply in subsequent years.