TO ENSURE ALL AMERICANS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO A COLLEGE EDUCATION THAT PREPARES (SEE SCHEDULE O) THEM FOR RICH INTELLECTUAL LIVES, COMPETITIVE AND FULFILLING CAREERS, ENGAGED CITIZENSHIP AND SERVICE TO OUR NATION.UNCF HAS HELPED MORE THAN 500,000 STUDENTS EARN THEIR COLLEGE DEGREES SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1944. UNCF IS THE NATION'S LARGEST PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDER TO MINORITY GROUP MEMBERS. EACH YEAR, WE AWARD MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS ATTENDING MORE THAN 1,100 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING OUR PRESTIGIOUS NETWORK OF 37 MEMBER HBCUS. UNCF MEMBER HBCUS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS - AWARDING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATED DEGREES - PROVIDING IMPRESSIVE RESULTS THROUGH RESEARCH AND PROMOTING ECONOMIC BENEFITS THAT YIELD MAJOR IMPACT FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES, REGIONS, STATES, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD.