The Estée Lauder Companies Establishes a Tribal Scholars Program with Inaugural Gift

Mar 29, 2011 | Blog

The Estée Lauder Companies Establishes a Tribal Scholars Program with Inaugural Gift

March 29, 2011

The American Indian College Fund is proud to announce the establishment of The Estée Lauder Tribal Scholars Program with an inaugural gift of $11,000 for the 2011-12 academic year. This new program will provide ten $1,000 scholarships to American Indian students studying marketing, business, environmental science or a related field at the tribal colleges in Minnesota. The additional $1,000 will be utilized by the Fund to administer the program.

William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman of The Estée Lauder Companies, stated “The Estée Lauder Companies is proud to support the American Indian College Fund by establishing The Estée Lauder Tribal Scholars Program to aid in the pursuit of higher education. As a company, we are committed to giving back to the communities we partner with around the world. Improving education leads to empowerment, economic independence and improved livelihoods, and we look forward to learning more about our scholarship honorees.”

“Our new partnership with The Estée Lauder Companies is very exciting,” said Richard B. Williams, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund. “We are grateful for the opportunity to work with a company that recognizes the importance and power of obtaining a college degree.”

About The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The Company’s products are sold in over 150 countries and territories under the following brand names: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series, Origins, M•A•C, Bobbi Brown, Tommy Hilfiger, Kiton, La Mer, Donna Karan, Aveda, Jo Malone, Bumble and bumble, Darphin, Michael Kors, American Beauty, Flirt!, GoodSkin Labs, Grassroots Research Labs, Sean John, Missoni, Daisy Fuentes, Tom Ford, Coach, Ojon and Smashbox.

Recent Blog Posts

Ichigo Foundation Awards American Indian College Fund Adult Education Program

The Ichigo Foundation has gifted the American Indian College Fund a $100,000 award to support the Wounspe E’cetkiya O’takuye Piya A’yazunta Pi (Reconnecting Relatives to Education) Program over the next two years. With its first four graduates celebrated in 2025, this program, that provides resources to help American Indians who’ve had encounters with the justice system complete their high school equivalency, hopes to strengthen its partnership and explore other learning opportunities.

Building On Hope

By Deb Leatherman, ABE/GED Program Director, SBC Many of us have arrived where we are in life due to positive learning experiences and people who have helped guide us as we look to our future. We may come from a thriving community where opportunities exist, family is...