Ten years ago, 84 third-grade students at Michael Anderson School in Avondale, Arizona, were surprised with the gift of opportunity.
In 2005, a Hungarian-born chemist named Ferenc E. Rosztoczy launched The Rosztoczy Foundation as a way to help Hungarian students get scholarships to study in the U.S. In 2012, the foundation branched out with its College Promise program, surprising the students at Michael Anderson School with full-ride college scholarships once they graduated from high school.
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