Create meaningful educational opportunities for HBCU students through a named or sponsored scholarship that reflects the people, values, and causes important to you.
Explore an INVEST ScholarshipA scholarship is more than financial assistance. It is an opportunity to honor someone special, celebrate a meaningful legacy, and invest in the educational success of future generations.
Through the INVEST Named & Sponsored Scholarships Program, The HLM Foundation Inc. provides individuals, families, businesses, corporations, and community organizations with opportunities to establish scholarships supporting students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
INVEST connects the generosity of those who believe in educational opportunity with students working toward their academic and professional goals.
Celebrate individuals and families whose lives and contributions deserve lasting recognition.
Help create educational opportunities for students pursuing their academic and professional goals.
Work with the Foundation to develop scholarship opportunities aligned with its charitable mission.
Every scholarship begins with a purpose. INVEST offers several ways to transform remembrance, recognition, family values, and organizational commitment into meaningful educational support.
Honor the memory of someone whose life made a lasting difference. Memorial scholarships provide families and loved ones with an opportunity to celebrate a person's life and legacy by supporting the educational aspirations of HBCU students. Through education, their memory can continue to inspire future generations.
Recognize someone whose leadership, encouragement, service, or personal example has made a meaningful impact. Honorary scholarships may celebrate parents, grandparents, educators, mentors, community leaders, or other individuals whose contributions deserve lasting recognition.
Create an educational legacy that reflects your family's values, history, or commitment to giving back. Family and legacy scholarships provide opportunities to connect personal heritage with meaningful educational support.
Businesses, corporations, professional associations, and community organizations may establish scholarships reflecting their commitment to educational advancement. Sponsored scholarships may recognize professional fields, academic interests, military service, community leadership, or other mission-aligned purposes.
The HLM Foundation works individually with prospective sponsors to explore scholarship opportunities that reflect their vision and charitable intentions.
Contact the Foundation to share your interest in establishing a named or sponsored scholarship.
Discuss the proposed scholarship name, purpose, educational goals, and potential eligibility criteria.
Work with the Foundation to establish appropriate funding arrangements, award provisions, and scholarship terms.
Proposed arrangements are reviewed for consistency with the Foundation's mission, policies, and charitable responsibilities.
Once formally established and appropriately funded, the scholarship is administered through the Foundation's application, review, selection, and disbursement procedures.
Scholarship funding requirements and sponsorship arrangements are discussed privately. Submitting an inquiry does not establish a scholarship or create a financial commitment.
The HLM Foundation is committed to honoring approved donor intentions while maintaining responsible oversight of scholarship funds.
Sponsors may propose scholarship purposes and reasonable eligibility criteria consistent with the Foundation's mission.
The Foundation retains responsibility for approving scholarship terms, verifying eligibility, reviewing applications, and selecting recipients.
Scholarship awards are disbursed directly to recipients' verified HBCUs rather than to individual students.
Sponsorship does not provide automatic access to confidential student records or application information.
The HLM Foundation is developing its inaugural named scholarships to honor individuals whose lives hold special significance to the Foundation's Founder and President.
These scholarships reflect the belief that remembrance, gratitude, and love can be transformed into educational opportunities for future generations.
Scholarship details will be shared following formal establishment and Foundation approval.
Scholarship details will be shared following formal establishment and Foundation approval.
Do you envision a scholarship honoring a loved one, celebrating a legacy, or supporting students pursuing a particular academic or professional path?
The HLM Foundation welcomes the opportunity to learn about your vision and explore how a named or sponsored scholarship may support HBCU students.
Explore an INVEST Scholarship Honor a legacy. Invest in opportunity. Help shape a future.
