The Thurgood Marshall College Fund and HBCU Alliance Partners Inc are thrilled to announce its scholarship program. The award is specially organized with a motive of financially assisting students who are in need and want to acquire quality education
The program is eligible for students who are enrolled as a full-time freshman, senior or junior at a TMCF member-school during the academic year 2020-2021.
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund was founded in 1987 by N. Joyce Payne with a motive of providing financial assistance to students. It works as an American non-profit organization supporting and representing over 300,000 students attending its 47 member-schools.
Who May Eligible
Interested students are required to be eligible according to the below-mentioned criteria to apply:
- Must be enrolled as a full-time freshman, sophomore, junior or senior at a TMCF member-school during the 2020-2021 academic school year.
- Must have a current cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
- Must be able to demonstrate leadership abilities.
- Must be able to demonstrate a financial need.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551.
- Incoming freshman must provide proof of acceptance into or enrollment at a TMCF member-schools during the 2020-2021 academic school year.
How to Apply
The applications for the scholarship program are being considered through an online form filled by the candidates.
Supporting Documents:
- Must submit a copy of the 2020-2021 FAFSA Student Aid Report.
- Must provide the official or unofficial transcript for your most recently completed academic term which should include your end of Fall 2019 grades and cumulative GPA.
- Incoming freshman should provide the high school official or unofficial transcript from your most recently completed academic term, which should include your Fall 2019 grades and a cumulative GPA.
- Must submit one letter of reference written by a professor or advisor from your college or university.
- Must answer a maximum of 500 words per question that is “What have you done to make your community a better place to live? Give examples of specific projects in which you have been involved over time.”
Benefits
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is awarding three deserving students with a scholarship of amount $4,500 each for the 2020-2021 academic school year.
Application Deadline
The deadline declared for the applications is March 30, 2020, till 11:59 PM EST.
