Equitable Excellence Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Equitable
About the Scholarship
Description: Equitable supports students who show potential and pursue their goals with courage. The program recognizes students who manage challenges and share their knowledge with others. The Equitable Excellence Scholarship has provided funding to students working toward their dreams for 24 years.
- Recognizes ambition, resilience, and a commitment to supporting others.
- Has provided scholarship funding for 24 years.
Eligibility
Eligibility: Applicants must be high school seniors planning to enroll full-time at an accredited U.S. college or university for the upcoming academic year. They must demonstrate ambition and a commitment to encouraging other students to pursue post-secondary education. Applicants must also meet the GPA requirement and agree to the program’s publicity release.
- Be a current senior at a public high school in one of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
- Plan to attend an accredited two-year or four-year college or university in the United States full-time for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
- Show self-drive and a commitment to encouraging other students to pursue post-secondary education.
- Agree to the release of their identity, information about their plans or achievements, and photographs for program promotion and information.
Awards
Award Value: The authorized distribution for new awards is up to $500,000. The program will grant up to 100 scholarships of $5,000 each. Recipients’ educators of choice will also receive a gift card, and scholarship recipients must participate in program events and workshops.
- Each $5,000 scholarship may be renewed for up to three years or until the recipient earns a bachelor’s degree, whichever comes first, subject to satisfactory academic performance and continued enrollment.
- Each recipient’s educator of choice will receive a $500 gift card for professional development activities or classroom supplies.
- Recipients must attend the virtual Equitable Excellence Senior Leader Meet & Greet and at least two professional development workshops each year of college (four years) during the renewable scholarship period.