Applications open for Equitable Excellence Scholarship® Program (US)

This program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals.

Funding Information

• The authorized distribution for new awards is up to $500,000. Up to 100 renewable awards of $5,000 each will be granted:
  • $5,000 awards are renewable up to four years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of satisfactory academic performance and continued enrollment, and
  • $500 gift card will be provided to each recipients’ teacher of choice who has had an impact on their school journey.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants to the Equitable Excellence Scholarship® Program Scholarship Program must:
  • Be current high school seniors and current undergraduates in one of the 50 U.S. states, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico who plan to enroll full-time in an accredited two-or four-year college or university in the United States for the entire upcoming academic year.
  • Demonstrate ambition and self-drive to be a force for good in your community by encouraging others to pursue higher education.
  • Be willing to provide a release to publicize their identities and information about their achievements along with photographs for use in program promotion and information.
  • Have a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

Selection Criteria

• Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
  • Demonstrate ambition and self-drive to be a force for good in your community by encouraging others to pursue higher education
  • Work experience
  • Unusual personal or family circumstances
  • A custom essay

Application Requirements

• As part of your application, you must upload the following:
  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
    • Student name
    • School name
    • Grades
    • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.

For more information, visit Equitable Foundation.