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**URL**: https://www.nccu.edu/news/nccu-creators-fund-empowers-student-visionaries **Date**: 2026-06-26 **Source**: North Carolina Central University, by Syria Gilmore Posted August 27, 2025. The NCCU Creators Fund launched by alumni Austin Henley (08), Pierre Davis (09), and DeAndres Royal (10) to invest in students pursuing creative paths: fashion, media, technology, art, digital content. Awards up to $10,000 annually for three years. Inspired by NCCU creator legacy: André Leon Talley, 9th Wonder, Sunshine Anderson. Future plans to expand to mentorship, symposiums, collaborative opportunities. Goal: NCCU recognized nationally as a creative incubator.
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URL: https://www.nccu.edu/news/nccu-creators-fund-empowers-student-visionaries Date: 2026-06-26 Source: North Carolina Central University, by Syria Gilmore
Posted August 27, 2025. The NCCU Creators Fund launched by alumni Austin Henley (08), Pierre Davis (09), and DeAndres Royal (10) to invest in students pursuing creative paths: fashion, media, technology, art, digital content.
Awards up to $10,000 annually for three years. Inspired by NCCU creator legacy: André Leon Talley, 9th Wonder, Sunshine Anderson.
Future plans to expand to mentorship, symposiums, collaborative opportunities. Goal: NCCU recognized nationally as a creative incubator.
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URL: https://www.nccu.edu/news/nccu-creators-fund-empowers-student-visionaries Date: 2026-06-26 Source: North Carolina Central University, by Syria Gilmore
Posted August 27, 2025. The NCCU Creators Fund launched by alumni Austin Henley (08), Pierre Davis (09), and DeAndres Royal (10) to invest in students pursuing creative paths: fashion, media, technology, art, digital content. Awards up to $10,000 annually for three years.
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