Our Mission
The Abramson Scholarship Foundation cultivates a community of support for college-bound DC students that fuels college success and career readiness through comprehensive mentorship and timely financial assistance.
Our Vision
A future in which college-bound DC students with demonstrated need are empowered to thrive in college, career, and life.
Our Values
Empowerment
ASF provides our Scholars with resources, guidance, and training to help them discover their potential and achieve their goals.
Opportunity
ASF opens doors alongside our Scholars by maintaining a diverse network that facilitates access to opportunity.
Community
ASF fosters an inclusive environment where staff, volunteers, alumni, partners, and supporters work together to build relationships that students can rely on through college and beyond.
For more than 30 years, the Abramson Scholarship Foundation (ASF) has supported high school graduates from the District of Columbia to help them succeed throughout and beyond their college years.
In addition to much needed financial support, each Abramson Scholar benefits from ASF's mentoring program which pairs each student with a mentor. An Abramson mentor provides personalized attention and comprehensive mentoring to an Abramson Scholar. Specifically, the mentor provides academic, professional and emotional guidance and support as the Scholar navigates all aspects of the college experience and seeks to secure employment during summer breaks and after graduation. The mentor draws on the Abramson Network for resources and advisors to supplement the mentor’s 1:1 work with the Scholar.
The Abramson Scholarship Foundation supports 35-40 Scholars each year who are at various stages of their college experience.
