The Hodson Trust


More than 86 years ago, the family of Beneficial Corporation founder, Colonel Clarence Hodson, provided the assets for The Hodson Trust to support higher education in Maryland.  Over the years, The Hodson Trust has awarded in excess of $184 million to fund academic merit scholarships as well as research grants, information and technology initiatives, science education, building construction, library expansion, athletic programs, and endowment funds to four Maryland schools.  Johns Hopkins alone has received $62.1 million over the lifetime of the Trust.

Through the gift of Hodson Hall, the Hodson Trust has brought a much needed new classroom facility featuring state-of-the-art learning technology to Homewood.  “We hope to continue providing funds that enable these four institutions to further grow their educational offerings and scholarship programs.  We believe that by supporting excellence in education we can help create opportunities for the leaders of tomorrow," said Finn M. W. Caspersen, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Hodson Trust.

The trustees of The Hodson Trust are pleased to support the Provost's Undergraduate Research Awards program at the Johns Hopkins University.  We applaud the accomplishments of the award recipients and extend our best wishes for continued success.

Our thanks to The Hodson Trust for their generous support for these awards.