AK Steel Foundation African-American Scholarship, USA 2012

Bachelor’s Scholarship for African-American citizens to study at any College or University in USA 2012

Study Subject(s):Courses offered by the University
 
Course Level:Bachelor
 
Scholarship Provider: Middletown Community Foundation.
 
Scholarship can be taken at: USA

Eligibility:
To be eligible, a student must be an African-American meeting the Equal Employment Opportunity’s EEO-1 definition of “all persons having origins in the Black racial groups of Africa.” The student must be a high school senior who will graduate from a high school located within the counties of Butler and Warren in Ohio. To retain eligibility, a student must graduate from high school in the spring of 2012 and enter an accredited U.S. state or private not-for-profit college or university on a full-time basis (for-profit colleges, universities or trade schools are not eligible) no later than the beginning of the 2012-2013 academic year. If a student fails to do either, any previously granted scholarship award will be forfeited without any opportunity for reinstatement. Exceptions to this policy may be granted for up to one year, at the sole discretion of The Middletown Community Foundation, for extreme circumstances, such as a significant health or family circumstance. Such exceptions shall be granted only with the prior approval of The Middletown Community Foundation.

Scholarship Open for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: The Louie F. Cox Memorial AK Steel Foundation African- American Scholarships are intended to recognize and reward outstanding high school academic and non-academic achievements, and to provide financial assistance to deserving scholars pursuing a bachelor’s degree on a full-time basis from an accredited U.S. state or private not-for-profit college or university. The scholarship does not cover attendance at for-profit colleges, for-profit universities or trade schools. The scholarships are awarded for payment of authorized college expenses of $5,000 annually, renewable for a maximum of three years, for a total potential scholarship of $20,000. Authorized expenses are tuition, academic fees, books, and room and board.

How to Apply: Post

Scholarship Application Deadline: December 30, 2011
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