Alain LeRoy Locke Scholarship

HISTORY OF Alain LeRoy Locke

 September 13, 1885 - June 9, 1954 (aged 68)

While Dr. Locke achieved many great feats during his lifetime, he is acknowledged as being the first black American to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship is a prestigious academic scholarship given to graduate students who chose to perform research in areas of unchartered territory. Because of Dr. Locke’s great academic rigor and stamina, he inspired many young blacks to achieve academic excellence. Phi Beta Sigma Sigma (PBSS) Chapter has named its scholarship awards in his honor. Also, he was a Distinguished Member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

​The Locke Scholarship Awards were established in 2009 by Brothers Ado Ellzey and Dr. LaSella Hall to ensure PBSS Chapter, Atlanta, GA was a part of the education solution. PBSS Chapter is committed to helping students achieve academic excellence, by our commitment to honoring high achievers. The alumni chapter honors local graduating high school students in their pursuit of a quality education at an accredited college/university by helping defray some of the expense of obtaining a college education.

​Locke Scholars have attended Howard University, University of Alabama, Scripps College, Georgetown University, and Tuskegee University just to name a few of the higher institutions chosen by these scholar