This scholarship helps a high school or undergraduate student who is of Haitian origin and identifies as Christian. Haiti, whose population is almost entirely descended from African slaves, won independence from France in 1804. Over the centuries, however, economic, political, and social difficulties as well as a number of natural disasters have beset Haiti with chronic poverty and other serious problems. Although Haitian immigrants account for less than 2 percent of the U.S. foreign-born population, the U.S. has t…