The Lawson Porter Scholarship Foundation (LPSF) is a Nonprofit org. whose focus is creating equitable pathways to higher education for all black students. The Lawson Porter Scholarship Foundation (LPSF) is a Nonprofit organization whose focus is to create equitable pathways to higher education for all black students, while emphasizing the importance of Afrocentric History. Our mission is to foster equitable pathways to any area of study in higher education regardless of how Black students perform in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses, all while emphasizing the importance of Afrocentric history. Arts & Humanities or STEM, Black Scholars Matter.