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College of DuPage Foundation
Black Student Union Scholarship

Scholarship Name:
Black Student Union Scholarship (G233)

Source of Support:
Members of the Black Student Union (BSU)

Award Amount:
1 @ $500

Deadline:
November 1, 2007

Purpose:
To award a student of African-American heritage pursuing a certificate/ degree, transfer preparation, or occupational/vocational career

Eligibility:
• Must come from a family in which at least one of the parents is of Black/African American ancestry
• Must be a BSU member and have participated in or contributed a minimum of 15 hours to BSU meetings, activities and/or projects
• Must be enrolled for at least 6 credit hours
• Must have completed less than 96 semester hours/equivalent.
• Must have and maintain a 2.5 GPA
• File 07-08 FAFSA. COD must receive information electronically by the deadline date.
• Must include most recent transcript (C.O.D., high school, other college transcript) or ACT, SAT or GED scores
• Must provide a 300-350 word essay on your future goals and what you have already done to contribute to the African American community, how it has impacted you, and how you would plan to contribute to the African American community in the future
• Include letter of recommendation from instructor, advisor, counselor, member of the community or community agency

Terms:
To be used for tuition, fees and books at COD beginning Spring semester 2008

Apply at:
Financial Aid Office – SRC 2050

2007-2008 Scholarship Application (60 Kb PDF)

Awardee must be available for publicity photo and assist on
2007-08 Black Student Union project

Revised 03/09/07

 

 

 




 

 

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