Published: 24 Oct 2025 16 views
2026-2027 scholarship application and supporting documents are due Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Two letters of recommendation are due by Wednesday, December 10, 2025, and must be from a teacher/professor, coach, supervisor or manager. Please send this link to your recommender to complete.
As the premier scholarship at $5,000, this award supports a student who exhibits excellence in academic achievement and community service.
The following scholarships are awarded by the Black Colleagues Association, a chartered affinity network of the Alumni Association. Recipients of the scholarships should review all criteria and information needed within the application.
Please note, undergraduates are eligible to apply for all scholarships administered by the Black Colleagues Association (freshmen cannot apply for the Lewis and Mills or Eric D. Tapley Brothers on Campus Scholarships). Graduate students are eligible to apply for, the Andrew Purnell Jr. Scholarship, the Judge Russell DeBow Scholarship, the Theta Delta Commemorative Public Service Scholarship, the Jones Family Scholarship, Gamma Rho Chapter Alumnae Scholarship, and the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Lambda Epsilon Chapter Scholarship.
For current student applicants of the Andrew Purnell Jr. Scholarship, Jones Family Scholarship, Gamma Rho Chapter Alumnae Scholarship, or Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Lambda Epsilon Chapter Scholarship, preference is given to those who are a member of a minimum of one African American-related student organization. If the applicant is an incoming student, no preference for student organization membership is required.
For more details, visit Illinois State University Scholarship Webpage
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