BRYAN COUNTY NAACP HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
This year, based on the number of applicants, Bryan County NAACP will be awarding graduating seniors with at least a 2.5 GPA on the 4.0 grading scale, a one-time scholarship of up to $2,000 to cover the cost of educational needs (books, supplies, etc.). Scholarship recipients must attend an accredited community college or university. For more information about the Golf Tournament please contact Luella M. Sanders at 912-349-9688 or BryanCountyNAACPscholarship@gmail.com.
Applicants must be a high school graduating senior from Bryan County High School or Richmond Hill High School and must submit a typed essay of no less than 500 words on one of the following topics “What is a challenge (ex: social, political, environmental) that is facing your generation? What are your thoughts on this challenge? Do you have any ideas how it might be solved?” or “What does freedom and equality mean to you?”
Additionally, applicants must complete and submit the application in its entirety before the scholarship deadline of Friday, April 26, 2024. NO partial submissions will be accepted. Incomplete or handwritten applications will automatically be disqualified.
There is also a link to the application located on the Bryan County, GA NAACP Branch 5648 Facebook Page. All supporting documents, need to be emailed as attachments to bryancountynaacpscholarship@gmail.com. Hard copy applications will also be made available at Bryan County High School and Richmond Hill High School.
Note: If mailed, only original applications and supporting documents are to be used;Altered or re-typed application forms will not be considered. All documents submitted by mail should be sent to the attention of Bryan County Scholarship Committee, ATTN: Luella Sanders, P.O. Box 1552, Pembroke, GA 31321 and must be postmarked by April 14, 2023.
Donations can be submitted using PayPal at BryanCountyNAACPscholarship@gmail.com or click the donate button below:
Contributions and gifts are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes; however, they are deductible as an ordinary business expense.
The BCNAACP Scholarship Committee is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and is in no way influenced by race, gender, sexual orientation, nation of origin or any other construct used to categorize individuals.