UNCF in partnership with the Ruby L. Bailey Scholarship fund is glad to announce they are accepting applications now for the year 2021. The following scholarship is a need-based scholarship specially designed for the black students currently attending HBCU colleges and has any unmet monetary requirements. The following scholarship targets students who are not financially well-0off and cannot afford to acquire education. The following scholarship helps such students in covering their educational expenses and not worry about lack of funds. The grant will award one lucky and the neediest candidate scholarship money of $3,000. The first instalment of $2,000 will be paid for the Fall/Spring and the rest of $1,000 will be given for Summer classes or the next Fall semester.
Now, to be eligible for this scholarship, the applicants should have a minimum aggregate of 3.0 GPA on the 4.0 scale and should file a FAFSA every year. The applicant must have an unmet monetary need, confirmed by the understudy’s school or college’s monetary guide office, and should be enlisted full-time at a UNCF part foundation or other HBCU. The applicant must also be a black/African American. preference will be given to applicants who are single guardians or offspring of a single-parent family. The deadline to submit your entries for the following scholarship is November 15, 2021.
UNCF at this point has raised more than $5 billion and aided more than 500,000 understudies. They award over 10,000 understudy grants, worth more than $100 million, consistently and they offer financial assistance to 37 for the most part Black schools and universities (HBCUs). In addition, they fill in as the nation’s driving ally for the meaning of minority training and neighbourhood. Since their foundation in 1944, they’ve served more than two times the quantity of minorities going to class.
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Brief Description
Below we have a brief description of the following scholarship:
| Organization | UNCF |
| Education Level | College, university |
| Subjects | All |
| Amount | $3,000 |
| Access Mode | Online |
| Number of Awards | 1 |
| City | Any |
| Nationality | Domestic |
| Country | USA |
| Contest Deadline | November 15, 2021 |
| Application Fees | Not required |
| Requirements | Essay, reference, transcript, |
Who is Eligible?
The eligibility criteria for the following scholarship is as follows:
- The applicant must have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA on the 4.0 scale.
- The applicant must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) each year.
- The applicant must have demonstrated unmet financial need, verified by the student’s college or university’s financial aid office.
- The applicant must be enrolled full-time at a UNCF member institution or other HBCU.
- The applicant must be Black/African American.
- Preference will be given to candidates who are single parents or a child of a single-parent household.
How to Apply?
In order to be considered for the scholarship, the interested individuals are expected to complete their application including all the concerned documents and a one-page personal statement regarding the student’s career goals and interests and must be submitted online.
Supporting Documents
Following are the documents that need to be attached with your application form:
- One letter of recommendation from a non-family member
- A copy of an unofficial academic transcript for spring 2021
Benefits
The one lucky and most needy candidate will be granted scholarship money of $3,000. The first instalment of $2,000 will be paid for the Fall/Spring and the rest of $1,000 will be given for Summer classes or the next Fall semester.
Application Deadline
The deadline to submit your entries for the following scholarship is November 15, 2021. No entries will be accepted past the deadline.