AHBAI Scholarships

AHBAI offers two types of scholarships for students through the AHBAI Fred Luster, Sr. Education Foundation.

Beauty school students can earn a cosmetology scholarship from the AHBAI Fred Luster, Sr. Education Foundation. Scholarships will be awarded in $250 and $500 amounts for a total of $5,000 awarded.

College-bound students can also apply for AHBAI's a college-bound scholarship from the Fred Luster, Sr. Education Foundation. Scholarships will be awarded in the amounts of $250 and $500. Winners will be selected based on their academic achievement, school activities and extracurricular activities.

In 1991 AHBAI established the Fred Luster, Sr. Education foundation in honor of the late Fred Luster, Sr. who was a founding board member of AHBAI and founder of the Chicago-based Luster Products, Inc. To date, the foundation has awarded nearly $500,000 in scholarships.

Major Contributors

Platinum Level ($5,000)
Luster Products, Inc.

Gold Level ( $2,500)
Sophisticate's Black Hair Styles & Care Guide

Silver Level ($1,000)
Gary Gardner
GBL Sales, Inc.
Freddie Luster II
M.V. Roberts & Co.
Natures Protein (Doo Gro)
Sonja Luster

Bronze Level ($ 500)

Al Mae Publishing
Ann Anthony
Arylessence
Biosil Technologies
Bronner Brothers
1st Choice Sales & Merchandising
Mid-K Distributors
Olcott Plastics