Who Can Apply:
- Giving back to underprivileged students is crucial to level the playing field for college.
- Underrepresented minority students who have been raised by grandparents or other guardians, in particular, show great resilience, self-sufficiency, and flexibility. In order to make higher education more accessible to students from difficult backgrounds, it’s critical for financial aid to be available and abundant.
- This scholarship seeks to support underrepresented minority students as they pursue higher education.
- Any high school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student who was raised by a guardian or grandparent and is an underrepresented minority may apply for this scholarship.
Submission: To apply, tell us about yourself, how being raised by a guardian or grandparent affected your upbringing, and how this experience impacted your future goals.
Deadline: October 31, 2026
Amount: $600
Learn More: https://bold.org/scholarships/humanize-llc-gives-in-honor-of-shirley-kelley-scholarship/