Through its Education and Leadership Development Program, the Jackie Robinson Foundation provides scholarships of up to $7,500 annually to minority high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or university of their choice.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must:
- Be a graduating, minority high school senior;
- Plan to attend an accredited and approved four–year institution within the United States;
- Show leadership potential;
- Demonstrate a dedication to community service;
- Present evidence of financial need;
- Be a United States citizen;
- A minimum SAT score of 1,000 combined on the math and critical reading sections or a composite ACT score of 21; and
- Not possess a degree from a 2 or 4–year College when applying for the scholarship.
The required components of the Jackie Robinson Foundation application are:
- A completed and submitted online application;
- One (1) letter of recommendation;
- SAT or ACT scores sent to the Foundation directly from the testing agencies. The Foundation’s college codes are: SAT 4248/ACT: 6570.
None of the supplemental components; recommendation nor SAT/ACT scores, to the Jackie Robinson Foundation application require the submission of hard copies. However, should an applicant have issues with listing the Foundation as a recipient of SAT or Act scores, then the applicant is permitted to mail hard copies of their SAT/ACT score report to the Foundation at:
Jackie Robinson Foundation
Attn: Scholarship Application Process
75 Varick Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013-1917
Instructions for the Application's Essay Section
You may wish to type and save your written responses to the required questions in a word processing program (e.g. Microsoft Word) and then copy them into this form. This will allow you to utilize its spelling and editing features while drafting your responses. Remember, using infosnap allows you the opportunity to complete the application in several phases before submitting it online. Special fonts or formatting (bullets, highlights, etc.) will not be transferred into the application form. In order to distinguish between paragraphs, use the "Enter" (or "Return") key.
For each essay question, you will have a total of 500 words (2500 characters) to respond.
Final Submission of Application
Be sure to click the "to Submit >" and "SUBMIT" buttons after completing the application. The Jackie Robinson Foundation will not receive your application information until the form has been submitted. Once the form is electronically submitted, you will receive an email confirmation from Infosnap. Note: The Jackie Robinson Foundation will receive the information exactly as it is provided. Please be aware of all spelling and capitalization.
Application Timeline
October 15, 2010 – JRF Scholarship Application is available online
March 15, 2011 – 11:59 PM EST – Deadline for submission of all application and all components
June 1, 2011 – All applicants will be notified of their status by this date.
Click HERE to apply.
Let me know if you have any questions. Please do not hesitate to ask them.
Love,
Fran
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