WALMART FOUNDATION HBCU FIRST GENERATION SCHOLARSHIP

Posted By: S. Moore on April 05, 2023

Scholarship Overview

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and the Walmart Foundation are proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding first-generation students attending one of TMCF 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or a Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). Sixty-one (61) scholars will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship up to $6,200 for the 2023-2024 academic school year (which can only be applied to verifiable costs associated with average tuition and usual fees).

Eligibility Requirements:

Be enrolled full-time as a freshman at a TMCF member-school during the 2023-2024 academic school year.
Be a first-generation college student (first person in your immediate family to attend college)
Current cumulative grade point average of5 or higher from high school.
Must have submitted a completed 2023-2024 FAFSAopens in a new window to your current or prospective College or University.
Able to demonstrate a financial need.
Be a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551.

How to Apply

All Applicants Must:

Answer the following statement (Video) (maximum of 2 min):
What would it mean to you and your community to be the first person in your family to earn a college degree?
Submit professional or graduation headshot

Application Dates

This application opens April 3, 2023 and closes May 12, 2023 (11:59pm EST-Eastern Time).

Click Here to start the scholarship application

SOURCE TCMF Newsletter
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S. Moore
N/A, Customer Success Engineer
Spelman College class of 2017
Member Since November 2022

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