2025 Ancestry’s HistoryMakers Scholarship

At Ancestry, we are committed to enhancing education and empowering the next generation of history makers. This is why we’re proud to sponsor the 2025 HistoryMakers Scholarship Fund, designed to support current undergraduate and graduate students who will be enrolled full-time from the Fall 2025 semester through the Spring 2026 semester at universities participating in the HistoryMakers Tour.

By empowering the leaders of tomorrow, we’re boldly doing our part to help enable young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Let’s make history together.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineOctober 23, 2025
• Value$2,500
• Study LevelMasters , PhD
• SponsorScholarship America

Benefits

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,500 award. Up to ten (10) awards will be granted.

Provided there are qualified applicants, recipients will be selected as follows:

• United States Universities
  • Bowie State University – 2 awards of $2,500 each will be granted
  • Florida International University – 2 awards of $2,500 each will be granted
  • Tennessee State University – 1 award of $2,500 will be granted
  • California State University, Sacramento – 1 award of $2,500 will be granted
• United Kingdom Universities
  • Queen Mary University – 1 award of $2,500 will be granted
  • University of Westminster – 1 award of $2,500 will be granted
  • City, University of London – 1 award of $2,500 will be granted
  • University of Greenwich – 1 award of $2,500 will be granted

Requirements

Applicants to the Ancestry’s HistoryMakers Scholarship Program must:

• Be a high school senior/high school graduate (entering undergraduate study Fall 2025), current college undergraduate or graduate student
• Be enrolled in full-time undergraduate or graduate study at one of the following United States (U.S.) or United Kingdom (U.K.) universities from Fall 2025 semester through Spring 2026 semester:
  • United States Universities
    • Bowie State University (U.S.)
    • California State University, Sacramento (U.S.)
    • Florida International University (U.S.)
    • Tennessee State University (U.S.)
  • United Kingdom Universities
    • Queen Mary University (U.K.)
    • University of Westminster (U.K.)
    • City, University of London (U.K.)
    • University of Greenwich (U.K.)
• Have a minimum grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent

Selection Process

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

• Academic performance
• Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
• Work experience
• Unusual personal or family circumstances
• 1,000-character essay, answering: What does being a ‘history maker’ mean to you and how will your education play a role in the history you create?

Application Deadline

October 23, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Scholarship America on start.scholarsapply.org to apply

For more details, visit Scholarship America webpage