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Description

The 100 Black Men of Prince George’s County, Inc. is pleased to offer ten $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing higher education. Students must be either graduating high school seniors or matriculating undergraduate students who are residents of Prince George’s County Maryland.

Scholarship Sponsor

100 Black Men of Prince George’s County

Award Type

$1,000 Cash

Gender Eligibility

Male

Other Requirements/Criteria

Geographic Criteria: Prince George’s County Maryland
Criteria / Requirements:
High school students must have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 and demonstrate the commitment to pursuing continued academic achievement post-high school (applicants must provide copies of official transcripts to support this declaration).
Current college students must have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 during their college tenure.
Applicants must provide the following:
• A completed application (attached).
• Two letters of recommendation: the first shall be from someone who can credibly speak to the applicant’s academic achievement and commitment to post-secondary educational pursuits and the second shall be from someone who can speak to the character of the applicant.
• Copies of official high school transcripts for high school seniors or official college transcripts for current college students.
• An essay including any two of the following topics. Essays should be no more than 300 words per topic.
o Describe the traits of strong leadership and how you have effectively displayed them.
o Define character. Describe the importance of the role of personal character in goal achievement.
o Share a time you had to overcome an obstacle in the pursuit of a dream.
o If you could develop a technology that addresses an issue of concern to the world what would it be?
• High-Quality Photo of passport size or larger to be used in future 100 Black Men of America publications.

Contact Information:

Contact Info – Phone #: 301-349-1009

Contact Info – URL: https://www.100princegeorges.org/programs/scholarship/

Contact Info – Email: fthorton@100princegeorges.org

 

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