The Rhodes Scholarship is the first large-scale program of international scholarships, allowing students to study at the University of Oxford. It is one of the most renowned and competitive awards a college student can receive. While there are certainly controversies surrounding its founder, Cecil Rhodes, and the history of the award, no one can deny the prestige that comes from being awarded one of the 83 scholarships presented each year.
In 1907 long-time Howard professor and dean, Alain Locke, was the first African-American recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship, three years after the first award was given. In 2015 Howard announced a finalist for the (2016) award and Morehouse had a student who was named a Rhodes Scholar.
