ByNext Scholarship for African American & Black Students

Our goal is to empower the lives of African American & Black students in our community through education.

Scholarship Award:

• (2) selected students will receive $5,000 USD (must be studying in the US) for the 2021-2022 school year.
• Each scholarship will be equally divided into two $2,500 USD awards per semester for the Fall 2021-Spring 2022 school year.
• Maximum award amount per applicant is $5,000 USD

Application Deadline: Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. PT (for Fall 2021-Spring 2022 school year)

• Award is offered to African American & Black students only
• Graduating high school senior or continuing college student at any 4 year accredited college or university at the time of application
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale for both graduating high school students or continuing college students
• Minimum SAT score of 1200 or 25 minimum ACT score (applies to graduating high school seniors only)
• Applicant must provide proof of acceptance into any of the Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) Programs towards a Bachelor's Degree
• Applicant must be sponsored by a customer or employee of ByNext
• Applicant must be a Full-Time student
• Applicant must a US Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Limited to the first 300 applicants

Conditions for Qualification:

Sponsor Qualifications:

• Active customer of ByNext for at least (1) year, or;
• Active employee of ByNext for at least (1) year
• Sponsor can be of any race, gender or ethnicity
• Essay on why the applicant is qualified (from sponsor)
• • Letter of recommendation, including the sponsor’s relationship or connection to the applicant

Application Process:

• General application
• Application Submission Dates: January 15 - April 15, 2021 (For Fall 2021 - Spring 2022 Enrollment)
• Award Decision and Communication: June 19, 2021 (For Fall 2021 - Spring 2022 Enrollment)
• Essay topic: In (500) words maximum to tell us about the following:
• • What challenges or adversity have you faced in your life? What impact did it have on you and what are the steps you took to overcome it.
  • How do you plan to use your degree to make the world a more sustainable place?
• Must be US Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Background check
• Must provide official transcript

Scholarship Award:

• Paid directly to the institution’s financial aid office
• Plaque will be presented to the scholarship award recipient in the name of both ByNext and the sponsor

Scholarship Application

Last Name

First Name

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Mailing Address

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GPA (on a 4.0 scale)

 

Attach proof of GPA. Your most recent school transcript is required.

Name and location of High School or College attending:

Are you the first person in your family to go to college:

Yes No

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List any academic honors, awards and membership activities while in high school:

List your hobbies, outside interests, extracurricular activities and school related volunteer activities:

List your non-school sponsored volunteer activities in the community:

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In (500) words or less, please tell us about the following:
What challenges or adversity have you faced in your life? What impact did it have on you and what are the steps you took to overcome it.
How do you plan to use your degree to make the world a more sustainable place?

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STATEMENT OF ACCURACY FOR STUDENTS

I hereby affirm that all the above stated information provided by me is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I also consent that if chosen as a scholarship winner, my picture may be taken and used to promote the scholarship program.

I hereby understand that if chosen as a scholarship winner, it is my responsibility to remit to the foundation the appropriate information for my scholarship to be paid directly to my educational institution.

I hereby understand I will not submit this application without all required attachments and supporting information. Incomplete applications or applications that do not meet eligibility criteria will not be considered for this scholarship.

Signature of scholarship applicant:

• Signature is required

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