The T.C. Young Foundation (杨天全基金会) is an American, non-profit organization focused on education particularly in China. It started as the dream of a man born poor in Nancheng in the Jiang Su province. Looking back at his life, T.C. Young realized that education opened many doors for him."Poverty is not a disgrace; disgrace lies in poverty without ambition." T.C. Young
Since 1995, in partnership with the Nancheng Middle School, in Jiang Su province, the Foundation has awarded annually merit-based scholarships to high-performing students and Golden Apple Awards to exceptional teachers. It has paid out over $100,000 USD in awards. In 2022, the Foundation introduced the "New Teacher" award at the Nancheng Middle School. It rewards a promising teacher who has joined the School within the last 3 years. The Foundation has also been awarding two college scholarships per year to former graduates of the Middle School. In 2019 the Foundation started a partnership with the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. The Foundation programs in higher education are detailed in later pages.
2024 Highlights: Cici Chen, the third T.C. Young scholar at Harris, graduated in June 2024 with a MPP degree. Lijie Shen will be the next scholar at Harris starting in the Fall 2024. Xu Ming Xuan graduated in June from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
杨天全基金会（T.C. Young Foundation）是一家美国非营利组织，专注于教育，特别是中国的教育。它始于江苏南城一个出身贫寒的人的梦想。回顾他的一生，杨天全意识到教育为他打开了许多扇门。他认为，“贫穷不是耻辱，耻辱在于贫穷而没有野心.
自1995年以来，该基金会与江苏省南城中学合作，每年向表现优异的学生颁发优异奖学金，并向优秀教师颁发金苹果奖。它已支付超过 100,000 美元的奖项。 2022年，基金会在南城中学设立“新教师”奖。它奖励过去三年内加入学校的有发展潜能的教师。该基金会每年还向该中学的两名毕业校友颁发大学生奖学金。2019 年，该基金会与芝加哥大学哈里斯公共政策学院建立了合作伙伴关系。基金会在高等教育的奖学金项目将在后面网页中详细介绍。
2024年的亮点：Cici Chen，第三届哈里斯公共政策学院的杨天全学者于 2024 年 6 月毕业，获得 MPP 学位。Shen Lijie将于秋季开始成为哈里斯公共政策学院的下一位学者。Xu Mingxuan 6月毕业于南京中医药大学。
Since 1995, in partnership with the Nancheng Middle School, in Jiang Su province, the Foundation has awarded annually merit-based scholarships to high-performing students and Golden Apple Awards to exceptional teachers. It has paid out over $100,000 USD in awards. In 2022, the Foundation introduced the "New Teacher" award at the Nancheng Middle School. It rewards a promising teacher who has joined the School within the last 3 years. The Foundation has also been awarding two college scholarships per year to former graduates of the Middle School. In 2019 the Foundation started a partnership with the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. The Foundation programs in higher education are detailed in later pages.
2024 Highlights: Cici Chen, the third T.C. Young scholar at Harris, graduated in June 2024 with a MPP degree. Lijie Shen will be the next scholar at Harris starting in the Fall 2024. Xu Ming Xuan graduated in June from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
杨天全基金会（T.C. Young Foundation）是一家美国非营利组织，专注于教育，特别是中国的教育。它始于江苏南城一个出身贫寒的人的梦想。回顾他的一生，杨天全意识到教育为他打开了许多扇门。他认为，“贫穷不是耻辱，耻辱在于贫穷而没有野心.
自1995年以来，该基金会与江苏省南城中学合作，每年向表现优异的学生颁发优异奖学金，并向优秀教师颁发金苹果奖。它已支付超过 100,000 美元的奖项。 2022年，基金会在南城中学设立“新教师”奖。它奖励过去三年内加入学校的有发展潜能的教师。该基金会每年还向该中学的两名毕业校友颁发大学生奖学金。2019 年，该基金会与芝加哥大学哈里斯公共政策学院建立了合作伙伴关系。基金会在高等教育的奖学金项目将在后面网页中详细介绍。
2024年的亮点：Cici Chen，第三届哈里斯公共政策学院的杨天全学者于 2024 年 6 月毕业，获得 MPP 学位。Shen Lijie将于秋季开始成为哈里斯公共政策学院的下一位学者。Xu Mingxuan 6月毕业于南京中医药大学。