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Southern Company Foundation Awards $3M for HBCU Endowed Professorships
December 04, 2025
Atlanta, GA, Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Sustainable Communities Initiative (HBCU SCI) has announced results of the second cycle of the Southern Company Endowed Professorships in Sustainability, awarding $500,000 in matching grants to four historically Black colleges and universities: Hampton University, Morehouse College, Tennessee State University, and Virginia State University. The first cycle awardees were Clark Atlanta University and Stillman College, each receiving $500,000 for a grand total of $3 million awarded to the six HBCUs. Read more
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Southern Company Foundation Awards $3M for HBCU Endowed Professorships
Grant recipients include Hampton University, Morehouse College, Tennessee State University, and Virginia State University. Previous awardees include Clark Atlanta University and Stillman College.December 04, 2025 11:38 ET | Source: INROADSShare Atlanta, GA, Dec. […]
2024 HBCU SCI IGNITE Virtual Launch Event
October 23, 2024The HBCU Sustainable Communities Initiative (HBCU SCI) invites you to an afternoon of celebration. Join us as we kick off a new school year and recognize our HBCU […]
Scholarship and Internship Applications Now Open for Eligible HBCU Students
ATLANTA, GA, March 15, 2023 – INROADS, Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), and UNCF (United Negro College Fund) have joined forces through the HBCU Sustainable Communities Initiative (HBCU SCI) to provide eligible HBCU students with access to scholarship and internship opportunities in the fields of STEM and sustainability. The HBCU SCI initiative is supported by the Southern Company Foundation and seeks to develop HBCU students into future business and community leaders in STEM and sustainability, focused on solving our communities’ most pressing problems.
Partnership for Southern Equity Recognizes 2022 Interns
ATLANTA, GA, November 21, 2022— The Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), in partnership with the HBCU Sustainable Communities Initiative, is thrilled to recognize its 2022 Fall Intern Class as its internships wrap up with a final project this December.