The Omaha Graduate Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has awarded more than $350,000 in scholarships. In 2017, the Chapter voted to fully endow its EAF Endowment Account to the tune of $20,000. The goal is to make yearly contributions to the account and use the funds available as another avenue for awarding scholarships to deserving young, college-bound students.
ELIGIBILITY AND GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Applicants must be African American females.
2. Current full-time college students who graduated from a Nebraska high school, 2021 Nebraska high school graduating seniors, or post-graduate students. Scholarships will be awarded to students that attend four-year institutions.
3. Primary consideration for the scholarship is academic excellence. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 (C+ or better) on a 4.0 scale.
4. The amount of and the number of scholarships available vary from year to year. Scholarship awards are made payable directly to the recipient.
Attending an HBCU is not a general eligibility requirement for this scholarship. However, at least one of the scholarships awarded this year is exclusively available to a student who meets the above requirements and plans to attend (or currently attends) a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). Scholarships will be awarded to students that attend four-year institutions.
The completed application must have a postmark or email date stamp designation between March 1, 2021 and April 16, 2021. ALL materials MUST be received by the deadline. A Notification of scholarship awards will be acknowledged by Monday, May 17, 2021.
Note: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Omaha Graduate Chapter reserves the right to rescind scholarship awards in content in the application changes that affect the criteria.
ELIGIBILITY AND GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Applicants must be African American females.
2. Current full-time college students who graduated from a Nebraska high school, 2021 Nebraska high school graduating seniors, or post-graduate students. Scholarships will be awarded to students that attend four-year institutions.
3. Primary consideration for the scholarship is academic excellence. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 (C+ or better) on a 4.0 scale.
4. The amount of and the number of scholarships available vary from year to year. Scholarship awards are made payable directly to the recipient.
Attending an HBCU is not a general eligibility requirement for this scholarship. However, at least one of the scholarships awarded this year is exclusively available to a student who meets the above requirements and plans to attend (or currently attends) a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). Scholarships will be awarded to students that attend four-year institutions.
The completed application must have a postmark or email date stamp designation between March 1, 2021 and April 16, 2021. ALL materials MUST be received by the deadline. A Notification of scholarship awards will be acknowledged by Monday, May 17, 2021.
Note: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Omaha Graduate Chapter reserves the right to rescind scholarship awards in content in the application changes that affect the criteria.
| OMAHA GRADUATE CHAPTER 2021 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION |
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