The Rockland Negro Scholarship Fund, Inc.(RNSF) is a voluntary, non-profit, tax exempt organization founded in 1965. The RNSF is not affiliated with the United Negro Scholarship Fund (UNCF); it is a Rockland County-based independent organization.

RNSF gives scholarships primarily to graduating seniors who reside in Rockland County. There are also memorial scholarships in memory of many friends, family and loyal former executive board members, including Margaret Giles, who served as corresponding secretary of the Fund for more than 20 years, and Frances M. Hunter, who served as treasurer of the Fund for more than 40 years. Scholarships are also given in memory of Lucile Holt, a pioneering spirit of the Fund who served as President for 16 years. Mrs. Holt was a community leader and a retired special education teacher for Rockland County BOCES. Thomas Williams was Business Liaison to the Fund, and his estate donated $10,000 to the Fund for Continuing Education Scholarships. Patricia Roy was Vice President and Scholarship Chairperson in the 1980s and a former member of the Nyack Board of Education. Her son, Michael Roy, is a past recipient and serves as the RNSF secretary. Dr. Hill W Brindle was an education leader and loyal supporter, as well as husband of the Fund's Sunshine Chairperson, Shirley Brindle, whose substantial donation in his memory is funding a scholarship for an education major. RNSF's Continuing Education Scholarship, which was funded by George E. Bouton, is currently a supported by a generous donation from Laurence Holland, husband of Past President Rose Holland.

The first RNSF recipient was Alphonso Brooks, who in 1965, received all the money that was raised that year: $117. He later became an attorney in New York City and for a brief period served as Legal Counsel for the Fund. He passed in 2012.

RNSF has been blessed with the ability to change with the changing times, as well as the Iong-term commitment of board members and the support of many local businesses, civic groups and individuals as evidence by specialty scholarships. Loyal supporters for years include Orange and Rockland, the Kurz Foundation, Wilbur Aldridge, who has been responsible for an ongoing memorial scholarship in memory of his son Michael Aldridge and The Honorable and Mrs. William K. Nelson, who annually fund a memorial scholarship for education majors in memory of their parents.

The RNSF scholarship process involves completing an application, interviewing with a board member and demonstrating need and potential. Present awards range from $500 to $1,500. Past recipients can apply for continuing education awards if they maintain a GPA of 2.75. Scholarship applications can be found in the Guidance offices of local schools.

The RNSF remains grateful to its committed board members who have given and continue to give of their time and money to support the MISSION of the FUND: To provide financial support by awarding scholarships to Rockland County African American college-bound students who have demonstrated financial need and displayed academic promise.