Over $ 40,000 Available in Scholarships: Deadline May 31 - Apply Now!
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Posted By: Reginald Claremont on April 27, 2021 The National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) is pleased to announce its 2021 Scholarship Program. The NFBPA Scholarship Program is designed to recognize African American or other minority students who are currently enrolled full-time at an accredited, traditional four-year college or university, preferably an HBCU, who exemplify outstanding scholarship, and leadership, particularly as related to public service. We invite undergraduate and graduate students to participate in this year’s program as we look forward to making this year’s scholarship awards. NFBPA provides several scholarships to college students each year through partnerships with corporate supporters, public sector organizations and individual contributors. Scholarships are offered in furtherance of NFBPA’s goal of lending support to African American and other minority students interested in leadership roles in public service. CURRENT SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE Harry L. Jones, Sr. Scholarship - $5,000 (Grad Students only) Ulysses G. Ford, III Scholarship - $5,000 (Grad Students only) CIGNA Undergraduate Scholarship - $10,000 (Undergrad Students only) InternX STEM Scholarship - $5,000 (Undergrad Student only) Walter Vaughn Excellence in Human Resources Scholarship - $2,500 Jacobs Harambee Willie T. Loud Scholarship - $7,500 Jack Boatman Construction Management Scholarship - $2,000 Bob Affholder Construction Management - $5,000 Baker Tilly Scholarship - $2,000 Infrastructure Scholarship - $2,000 Eligibility: - Current full-time undergraduate (min. 12 current credits) and full-time graduate (min 9 current credits - thesis/non-thesis master’s;doctoral research credits can be counted) students. - Currently enrolled in a traditional four-year, accredited university or college - HBCU students encouraged to apply - Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA (The CIGNA undergrad scholarship requires minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA) To view more eligibility, requirements, and application instructions, go to the scholarship's web site. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Reginald Claremont
President, Fulfillment and Web Services, HBCUCONNECT Clark Atlanta University class of 1998 Member Since September 2000 |
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I am McKenzye’ Jamison. I am freshman, chemistry major at Fisk University. I was wondering how I can apply to these scholarships? I am able to locate them through their websites, but I am unable to access the applications.
Friday, January 30th 2026 at 5:36PM |
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Can you remove my previous comment? Thank you
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