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Octavia Butler Scholarship Program

Funded by – Octavia Butler

  • Start Date

    03/21/2022

  • End Date

    04/25/2022

  • # Awards

    12

  • Min. GPA

    3.0

UNCF is pleased to announce the Octavia Butler Scholarship Program, designed to provide support for Black junior and senior students with a concentration in creative arts, public policy or public service, or agricultural and sustainability, who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, or queer. 

Applicants for this program must meet the following criteria:

* Possess a minimum of a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 Scale

* Complete a Free Application for Federal Financial Aid ("FAFSA") form.

* Have a demonstrated unmet, financial need as verified by their college or university

* Have a degree major in creative arts, public policy, public service, or agricultural and sustainability 

* Self-identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, or queer

* Be a full-time junior or senior student, during the 2022-2023 academic year, who is attending any UNCF-member institution, HBCU, or an accredited 4-year institution.

To complete this application, you will need to:

* Complete the online application

* Submit a 500-700 word essay answering the following question.  "How has the current movement for racial justice affected the way you see the world as an LGBTQ+ person?"

* Provide an unofficial or official transcript

 Direct any questions or concerns to Jeff Darden II at jeff.darden@uncf.org

Program Details

  • Residency

    U.S. Citizen, U.S. national or permanent resident

  • African American/Black, American Indian - Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, Hispanic American

  • Academic Level

    College Freshman, College Junior, College Sophomore, High School Senior

  • Majors

    Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biology, Business, Business-related, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Creative Arts, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Finance, Health, Industrial Engineering, Information Management Systems, Management, Management Information Systems, Manufacturing Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Physics, Public Policy, Public Service Administration, Science, Sustainability Program, Technology

  • Colleges / Universities

    4-Year Colleges, American Baptist College, Bennett College, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Fisk University, HBCUs, Johnson C. Smith University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Livingstone College, Meharry Medical College, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina Central University, Saint Augustine's University, Shaw University, Tennessee State University, UNCF affiliated
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