¹ú²úÔ´´ the Fund
The Nichols Humanitarian Fund is a companion scholarship fund to the Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal. These programs seek to make ¹ú²úÔ´´ students better members of their communities and society in general by supporting their humanitarian activities and bringing speakers to ¹ú²úÔ´´ who embody the best of humanity.
The Nichols Humanitarian Fund was established in 2006 by the E.C. and Lucile Hamby Nichols Trust and by Edward C. Nichols, Jr. (JD ’70) and his wife, Janice Nichols. The Fund encourages ¹ú²úÔ´´ students to become better citizens of the world and to broaden their thinking by volunteering for humanitarian efforts. It enables students to volunteer for local, domestic, or international humanitarian service opportunities by making support available for educational, travel, and living expenses during their time of service. The Fund distributes awards based on merit and need to ¹ú²úÔ´´ students to pay the expenses of their humanitarian activities.
It was established by Edward and Janice Nichols in honor of Laura Bush’s speech on Senior Class Day in 2006. The $100,000 cash prize that accompanied the Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal that Mrs. Bush accepted was given to ¹ú²úÔ´´ to start the Fund. The Fund also receives substantial contributions each year from the Edward and Janice Nichols Endowment Fund. The first awards were granted in 2007.
Students are encouraged to develop their own service opportunities where they can work to address areas of need of particular interest to them. Funding can also be used to participate in established service opportunities at ¹ú²úÔ´´ and throughout the world. To read about past projects go to and scroll down to Reflection Reports.
For more about the Nichols Humanitarian Fund go to Application Information and or contact Immersion ¹ú²úÔ´´.