This fund honors the legacy of the first African American scholar to graduate from SEAS, Dr. Carroll B. Williams, and seeks to remove barriers for future scholars following in his footsteps.

Eligibility: Students who have volunteer, educational, or professional experience with organizations dedicated to improving the experiences of African Americans or Black people. The Carroll B. Williams Award is not limited by ethnicity, race, or other identities. It is open to all students that meet the eligibility criteria.

Please see examples of organizations below:

• National Council of Negro Women
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• American Association of Blacks in Energy
• National Association of Black Accountants
• National Urban League
• National Society of Black Physicists
• American Planning Association Planning in the Black Community Division
• Black Undergraduate Medical Association
• Black Undergraduate Law Association
• National Association of Black Journalists
• Association of Black Psychologists
• Organization of Black Designers
• National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
• Black Data Processing Associates
• Association of Black Sociologists
• National Black Farmer's Association
• National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists
• National Conference of Black Lawyers
• International Association of Black Actuaries
• National Forum for Black Public Administrators
• National Society of Black Engineers
• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
• Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
• Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
• Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
• Iota Phi Theta Fraternity
• Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
• Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

The application can be found through the link below.