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Empowering
Difference Makers

Surmounting the racial disparities in our society is a job for all of us, particularly the persistent generational wealth, health and family income disparities that hurt some communities far more than others as illustrated by U.S. census and other authoritative sources. Helping more outstanding students from these communities who want to make a difference to acquire a world-class education can reverse this trend directly while empowering them to be agents of constructive, intelligent change that benefits all Americans.

Since its inception in 1983, the Black Alumni Scholarship Fund (BASF) has provided scholarships to attract more outstanding African American students to UCSD. As a private, externally based, academic achievement-focused scholarship program, BASF requires its Scholars to fully participate in UCSD's academic and co-curricular programs that enable them to thrive personally while enhancing their skills and abilities in preparation for post-university success in their chosen fields.

BASF GRADS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Jazzalyn Livingston is the National Program Director for the One America Movement and an alumnus of the University of California, San Diego, where she double majored in Psychology, B.S. and Public Health B.S. “As a former Black Alumni Scholar, I cannot express how much this program did for me during my times as an undergraduate at UCSD. Because of the scholarship, I was able to graduate debt-free and pursue grad school and employment with a national non-profit organization without financial worries.”