The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) is a not-for-profit, private, industry directed organization that dispenses technical school and undergraduate college scholarship assistance to talented men and women interested in careers in graphic communications. The mission of PGSF is to promote career interest and strengthen the industry by providing support and encouraging young people to enter the field. PGSF has coordinated the industry's largest scholarship program since 1956. During that time it has provided over 7,000 students with support. In the most recent year it awarded over $500,000 to more than 200 students in nearly 80 schools across the U.S. Individuals, companies and associations provide both annual and endowed funds to PGSF, which administers the scholarship and fellowship programs for the industry. The purpose of the Foundation is to attract young people to the graphic communications industry and then provide financial support to them for post secondary education.