Scholarships - Moton Museum

Overview

The Robert Russa Moton Museum and its partners offer several scholarships for college-aged or college-bound students.

Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship

Statewide scholarship program conducted by Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Committee
Awarded annually to individuals denied an education in public schools of Virginia between 1954-64 in jurisdictions in which the public schools were closed to avoid desegregation
As of 2023, recipients may also be descendants of persons eligible under scholarship’s original criteria

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Moton Legacy Scholarship

Created by Longwood University Board of Visitors
Scholarship operated out of the Longwood University Office of the President
Awarded annually to a Longwood student who, in a contemporary context, ideals espoused by those who fought for equal opportunity in Longwood’s home communities of Farmville and Prince Edward during civil rights era

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Joy C. Speakes Moton Family Challenge Scholarship

Awarded annually to two college-bound high schools seniors
Recipients must be direct lineal descents of students affected by public-school closing in Prince Edward County, Va., from 1959-64
Renewable for up to three years after first award
Funded by money raised during Moton Family Challenge

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Ways to Give to Moton

Any gift has the ability to make an impact that far exceeds its size. Together we can work to share the Moton Story and ensure that countless individuals know how Prince Edward County became the birthplace of the student-led civil rights movement.

2022 gifts helped us engage with more than 20,000 individuals via our onsite and offsite programming.
Help us continue this important work with your gift. All donations are tax deductible.

Check out the various ways that your gift can make an impact on behalf of Moton!