los angeles howard university and netflix have announced a usd 54 million endowed scholarship to honour late actor and producer alumnus chadwick a bosemanaccording to a press release issued by the streaming platform the chadwick a boseman memorial scholarship will provide incoming students in the college of fine arts with a fouryear scholarship to cover the full cost of university tuitionit is with immense pleasure and deep gratitude that we announce the creation of an endowed scholarship in honor of alumnus chadwick boseman whose life and contributions to the arts continues to inspire howard university president wayne ai frederick said in a statementthis scholarship embodies chadwicks love for howard his passion for storytelling and his willingness to support future generations of howard students i am thankful for the continuous support and partnership of chadwicks wife mrs simone ledward boseman and to netflix for this important gift he addedthe scholarship was established with the support of bosemans wife simone ledwardboseman and sponsorship from netflixit will be awarded to students who exemplify exceptional skills in the arts reminiscent of the awardwinning actor and his values including a drive for excellence leadership respect empathy and passion and to those who demonstrate financial needthe inaugural year will begin with giving four awards representing one member of each class and will continue to be distributed to an incoming freshman each year on an annual basisledwardboseman said the endowment represents her actor husbands devotion to the craft and his desire to support future storytellersmany exemplary artists are not afforded the opportunity to pursue higher learning we hope to support as many students as possible by removing the financial barrier to education this endowment represents chads devotion to the craft his compassion for others and his desire to support future storytellersim overwhelmed with gratitude and amazed at the love and dedication shown by so many continuing to honor my husbands work i know hed be proud she saidted sarandos netflix coceo and chief content officer said they are excited to support the future superheroesit is with enormous pride that we announce our endowment of the chadwick a boseman memorial scholarship while he was taken from us too soon his spirit is with us always in his work and the good that he has inspired he always spoke of his time at howard and the positive way it shaped his life and career now we will have the opportunity to give many future superheroes a chance to experience the same said sarandosboseman who achieved global stardom as king tchalla of fictitious african country wakanda aka superhero black panther in the marvel cinematic universe passed away in august 2020 at the age of 43 following a four yearlong private battle with colon cancer