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The Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2025–2026 scholarships—the Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation Scholarship and the Voices Today for Change Tomorrow scholarship as well as two additional scholarships. The Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation members: Lille Tyson Head, President, Deirdre Parker Jackson, Ph.D. Scholarship Committee Chairperson, and Juan Macon Scholarship Committee Co-Chair,  are proud to award a total of $66,000 to ten descendants.

Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation honors and remembers the legacies of the 625 African American men who were victims in the United States Public Health Service Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male at Tuskegee and Macon County, Alabama, 1932–1972. Since 2017, Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation has awarded a total of $79,000 in scholarships to descendants with the intent of lifting up 625 new voices in the fields of bioethics and health sciences, expand the ethics of care, and create a new tapestry of hope, healing and trust.

Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation scholarships were awarded to eight descendants, totaling $28,000. These scholarships were made possible with support from Milbank Memorial Fund. These scholarships are offered to descendants who are graduating high school seniors and  have applied and been accepted at an accredited two- or four-year higher education institution. All applicants must have maintained a 3.0 point or better grade point average and have thoroughly completed the scholarship application.

In addition, two descendants were awarded the Voices Today for Change Tomorrow scholarships, each receiving $19,000, for a combined total of $38,000. These awards were made possible with support from the CDC Foundation and its donors. Awarded for the first time this year, these competitive scholarships are available to descendants pursuing graduate studies with a demonstrated commitment to serving as medical care providers, physician scientists, clinical leaders, medical educators, public health experts and advocates for rural and urban underserved populations.

Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation welcomes individuals and funding partners to join us in building this scholarship fund to support future generations of study descendants.

2025-2026 Scholarship Winners

The Foundation is pleased to announce the following descendants who were awarded a total of $67,500 for the 2025-2026 scholarship year.