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= Prison Scholar Fund = The Prison Scholar Fund (PSF) is a non-profit organization that visualizes a country that offers access to higher educational institutions for all Americans, including those incarcerated. This organization supports imprisoned citizens by granting them access to education from accredited institutions and support them with textbook fees, assistance with supplies, as well as tuition fees. The PSF prepares incarcerated inmates to re-place themselves in the society when emancipated from prison with higher quality cognitive mechanisms, and abilities deemed as high importance in the labor market to improve employability.

The PSF formerly assisted inmates through paper-based similar courses from authorized educational institutions. Applications from students are assessed quarterly by a Scholarship Committee which consists of inmate-advisers and community member.

This program was founded by Executive Director Dirk Van Velzen in 2006 to allocate financial support as an alternative for imprisoned students, despite being imprisoned himself. The Prison Scholar Fund provides support with education and assistance with employment to encourage imprisoned students to attain success and prosper in the general public while keeping away from homelessness and incarceration.

Background
In the 2005, the Prison Scholar Fund attained a donation which allowed it to register for IRC 501 (c)(3) acknowledgment, thus grant its first scholarship.