Lancôme awards scholarships from the Write Her Future Scholarship Fund

Lancôme and Lupita Nyong'o, actress and author, have announced that they will award 400,000 dollars in scholarships from the Write Her Future Scholarship Fund to 40 finalists of NAACP's (National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People) ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) national competition.

The partnership with NAACP aims to support the education and career development of young women in the US in a variety of areas including business management, marketing, STEM, and writing.

Derrick Johnson, NAACP’s CEO, and president, explained: “We're excited to once again provide talented young women across the country the opportunity to further develop their creativity and achieve their academic dreams with purpose and unrestricted passion.

“Young people are the future. We're excited to see how participants in the program will positively impact their communities and create change for themselves and the next generation.”

By 2025, Lancôme has pledged to donate two million dollars to NAACP, the civil rights organisation.