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Scholarships

Scholarships

Is there a student in your home that is a graduating HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR who is preparing to enter college?
Is there a COLLEGE STUDENT in your home who needs financial assistance to remain in school?
Are you wondering how are you going to pay for their college education?
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If you answered “yes”, please encourage your students to apply for these scholarships especially for scholars who are living in Public or Assisted housing (Section 8).

PHADA Scholarship Programs

Is there a student in your home that is a graduating HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR who is preparing to enter college? Are you wondering how are you going to pay for their college education? If you answered “yes”, please encourage your student to apply for these scholarships especially for seniors living in Public or Assisted housing (Formerly known as Section 8).

Three scholarships will be awarded:

Stephen J. Bollinger Memorial Scholarship ($7,000) will be awarded at the PHADA Annual Convention and Exhibition. The winner will also receive a trip for him/herself and one parent/guardian to attend the convention.

Freedom & Civil Rights Scholarship ($5000) – Students must submit a personal essay (350-500 words) demonstrating your efforts and achievements in furthering the values of the civil rights movement. Explain why the cause is still relevant in communities today and how they relate to your educational goals. Include any relevant volunteer experiences and community involvement activities relating to advancing the cause of civil rights.

Nan McKay Pathway to Achievement Scholarship ($5000)

The scholarships will be awarded by the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA) which is an organization of 1900 housing authorities across the United States. PHADA also serves as an advocate before the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on a variety of regulations governing public housing nationwide.
To apply for the scholarships, students must be a high school senior and living in Public Housing or a Section 8 assisted home and have at least a “B” average. All scholarships require an essay (350-500 words) addressing the topic: “How my public housing and high school experiences have influenced my life?”
The scholarship fund will be administered by the PHADA Scholarship Committee. The money will go directly to the school that the recipient will be attending. The school will deposit the money into the student’s account. The money may only be used to pay for tuition, books, and activities directly related to the student’s education. If the student discontinues his or her education, the unused portion of the scholarship will be returned to PHADA. For more information, contact PHADA at: 202-546-5445.

AHAEEF Scholarship Programs

Scholarship opportunities are available to high school seniors and current college students. For more information and to apply online please visit the AAHRA website.

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

The mission of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) is to advance the global Black community by developing leaders, informing policy, and educating the public.
Scholarship opportunities are available through CBCF. To apply click the link below.

https://cbcfinc.academicworks.com/

NAHMA Educational Foundation

The 2023 NAHMA Educational Foundation scholarship season is open, and the digital application is now available online. The application has been revised to make it more user-friendly and to secure more completed submissions. This will be the 17th consecutive year the foundation will make scholarships available to worthy student residents. To access the application, visit https://nahma.communityforce.com. The deadline for completed applications is 10 p.m. Eastern on May 12.

In 2022, the foundation awarded 96 student-resident scholarships. Each scholarship is worth $3,500; the total scholarship money awarded last year was $336,000. More than 75% of eligible applicants have received scholarships.

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