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Melania Trump scholarship recipient reveals how Fostering the Future helped her with LSU after foster care
An LSU student who spent much of her life in foster care says a scholarship from Melania Trump’s Fostering the Future initiative has eased the cost of attending university. Ella Bennett’s experience highlights how financial support can widen access to higher education for young people without the family resources many students rely on.
The scholarship fund at LSU has more than $7.2 million, including a $5 million gift from MMR Group and $2.2 million raised from 75 LSU Foundation donors. The university expects the leadership gift to generate about $200,000 a year for tuition, fees, books and accommodation. Fostering the Future is part of an alliance with Fox Corporation and IndyCar, which are each contributing $1 million to expand education opportunities for people moving on from foster care.
In short
- LSU student Ella Bennett says a scholarship has eased college costs.
- LSU’s foster care scholarship endowment exceeds $7.2 million.
- The fund is intended to support tuition and other study expenses.