Black Leadership Network Scholarships

"The story I want to eliminate is that of a good student who just needed a thousand dollars to stay in school, but didn’t have the money. "We want to make sure those students don’t fall by the wayside because they don’t have the funds. We want to give them a fair chance.”
Jerry Bell
BLN Co-Founder
The Black Leadership Network is a partnership based group focused on enhancing the educational and leadership opportunities of students involved in and supporting Black/African American student initiatives through the support of scholarships and programmatic initiatives throughout USF and in our communities.
Learn more about the USF Black Leadership Network
Black Leadership Network Scholarship Fund
BLN Dr. Haywood Brown Scholarship
BLN Emma and Julius Hawkins Memorial Scholarship
BLN Hurdles & Hughes Legacy Scholarship
BLN Theta Gamma Chap. of Alpha Phi Alpha Frat. Visionary Sch
BLN Westin and Eva Gibbons Scholarship USFSP
BLN/7th + Grove Flourishing Scholarship
BLN/ Larry J. Washington Foundation Scholarship
BLN/Apartments for Bulls Scholarship
BLN/Artia T. Small Memorial Scholarship
BLN/Donald R. Odom Sr. Endowed Scholarship
BLN/Dr. Harold, Dixie & Harrison Mootoo Generational Legacy Scholarship
BLN/Erica G. D. Daley Scholarship
BLN/G3 "We're Stronger Together" Scholarship
BLN/Gainer Family Excellence Scholarship
BLN/Helios- Black Leadership Network Scholars at USF
BLN/Hon. Les Miller Jr. and Hon. Gwen Miller Scholarship
BLN/Judy Genshaft Graduate Scholarship
BLN/Kevin Sneed Pharm.D. Scholarship
BLN/Krystal Evette Robinson Memorial Scholarship
BLN/Lisa Anne Mifflin Financial Services Scholarship
BLN/Lisa Anne Mifflin Public Policy Scholarship
BLN/Randolph Family Student Support Fund
BLN/Rick & Lydia Wilson Family Scholarship
BLN/Robert L. Greene Jr. - Be Great Memorial Scholarship
BLN/Salley Family Inspiring Scholar
BLN/The Adrien and Ashley Butler Possibility Scholarship
BLN/The Bell Family Scholarship
BLN/The Frazier Family Scholarship
BLN/The Gibbs Family Scholarship
BLN/The Hays Achievement Scholarship
BLN/The Lamar Dawson ‘Dream Big’ Scholarship
BLN/The Mosaic Company Scholarship
BLN/The Narain Family Scholarship
BLN/The Zeta Chi Foundation - Kappa Alpha Psi
BLN/Tonetho's Tampa Excellence Scholarship

Rhea F. Law, USF President
The growth and success of Tampa Bay is intrinsically linked with the growth and success of USF. There is so much potential, and the future is very bright.
Your Impact

USF is a member of the Association of American Universities, the most prestigious association in higher education.

USF leads the nation as the top producer of faculty Fulbright Scholars! Way to go Bulls!

25% of USF students are first generation. Your support enables them to create a new cycle of education within their families.

U.S. News & World Report ranks USF as the “best value” among all public universities in Florida (2023).

You can find approximately 400,000 USF graduates worldwide.

USF professors and students were awarded 314 patents over three years.

U.S. News and World Report ranked USF Tampa as a Best College for Veterans (2023)

U.S. News & World Report ranks USF #45 among public universities (2024).

USF is home to approximately 50,000 students from 146 countries!