The Bill Pierce MLK Scholarship Fund

The Association of Faculty and Staff of African Descent has established a scholarship to be awarded to currently enrolled Berklee students who work to benefit communities of African descent on or off campus.

The Berklee College of Music Bill Pierce MLK Scholarship Fund, established by the Association of Faculty and Staff of African Descent (AFSAD) in 2009 with a generous initial donation from former faculty member Walter Beasley, with additional and ongoing contributions from Berklee faculty, staff, and students, community friends of the college, and Berklee’s Faculty Union led by president Jackson Shultz, recognizes Berklee student leaders with demonstrated financial need, who are within two semesters of completing their degree (six semester level or higher), on the basis of academic performance, extracurricular participation, and outstanding community involvement that benefits communities of African descent (on or off campus).

Recipients of the scholarship are expected to continue the tradition of giving back in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Supporting the Scholarship

Here is how you can support the Bill Pierce Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship:

• Make a one-time or recurring gift online at berklee.edu/make-gift (be sure to select the “Bill Pierce Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship” in the “Designation” drop-down menu).

• Send a check payable to "Berklee College of Music," addressed to:
  
  Berklee College of Music
  Attn: Quan Yao Lim, Gifts Processor
  MS 1140 1A
  1140 Boylston Street
  Boston, MA 02215

• Faculty and staff may also support the Bill Pierce Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship through payroll deduction by visiting berklee.edu/giving/payroll-deduction-form.  

Thank you so much for your generous support.