TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PROFESSIONAL OR VOCATIONAL STUDIES TO QUALIFIED HAITIAN NATIONALS HAVING A RECORD OF SUPERIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE EQUIVALENT OF US HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED WHICH WOULD PREVENT THEM FROM PURSING AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING UNIVERSITY EDUCATION and TO ENGAGE IN RAISING FUNDS, SOLICITATIONS, GRANTS, and DONATIONS, and TO DISTRIBUTE FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL, and EDUCATIONAL OR COUNSELING, ADMINISTRATIVE, and OTHER ASSISTANCE TO WORTHY and APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUALS, CAUSES and PROJECTS.