The Bonner Foundation continues to expand its partnerships with over 20 graduate schools that provide benefits for alumni of national Bonner Programs who want to pursue graduate education.

The latest partnership builds upon an existing relationship with the University of Houston, as one of the 70+ schools that host an undergraduate Bonner Program. Established in 2014, the University of Houston Bonner Leader Program aims to create high-quality educational experiences for students, while simultaneously working to build a better Houston community. As one of the largest programs in the Bonner Network, the University of Houston Bonner Leader Program supports over 100 undergraduate students in its four year program tied to honors. These students engage in sustained, project-based community engagement by focusing on the factors that perpetuate the cycle of poverty including food insecurity, educational achievement, and community health and nutrition.

The expanded relationship with the University of Houston now includes a partnership with the UH’s graduate schools Graduate School. This partnership provides application fee waivers to Bonner alumni or current students applying to any of the University of Houston Masters/PhD programs.