The NICSA/William T. Blackwell Scholarship Fund
A Scholarship within the Boston Foundation
The NICSA/William T. Blackwell Scholarship Fund has been established as a tribute to Bill Blackwell’s commitment to education and to recognize outstanding students of the NICSA family with financial support for post-secondary education. Bill is remembered for not only his long career at State Street Bank in Boston and as President of the National Investment Company Service Association but also for the honesty and integrity that he displayed in his business and personal life.
Since the scholarship program's inception, the fund has made over $400,000 in awards to NICSA member company families to help students with financial need reach their goals.The NICSA/William T. Blackwell Scholarship Fund is endowed through donations by individuals and NICSA member companies.
Working together with Scholarship Management Services®, a division of Scholarship America®, the Boston Foundation assures that the intent and spirit of NICSA and William T. Blackwell will be carried out and maintained. One of the oldest community foundations in America, the Boston Foundation is a public charity that provides support for nonprofit organizations.
Scholarship Management Services, the national's largest designer and manager of scholarship and tuition reimbursement programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals, administers The NICSA/William
T. Blackwell Scholarship Fund and ensures that applicants
are selected without regard to race, color, creed, religion,
sexual orientation, gender, disability, or national origin.
Contributions
Contributions to the Fund may be sent to:
Jessie Zuberek
Fund Administration Coordinator
The Boston Foundation
75 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Please make your checks payable to the NICSA/William T. Blackwell Scholarship Fund. Confirmation of your contribution will be sent to you directly from The Boston Foundation. Your contribution is tax deductible.
Additional Information
For more information about the scholarship, including how to apply, click here.
For a listing of scholarship recipients, click here.