The Frazier Thompson Merit Scholarship is available to students with excellent academic achievement, has a record of outstanding leadership and service to Africana (African, African-American, and African diasporic) communities in the United States, and has potential for continued leadership and service to the Africana diaspora at Notre Dame. This scholarship is available for up to four years of undergraduate study. This award is independent of any financial aid that a scholar may qualify for and receive. Students must participate in a funded one-week Outward Bound Wilderness Leadership Canoe Expedition in the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. An enrichment fund of $5,000, minus the cost of Outward Bound, that can be used for self-designed enrichment projects approved by the Notre Dame Scholars' Program, including research, creative projects, professional development, leadership development, and/or unpaid service or internships. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.