Black Faculty & Staff Association Endowed Scholarship
The Black Faculty/Staff Association is interested in assisting under-represented, underserved students who are active in the black community and whose career plans will have an impact on the black community. Scholarship criteria: full or part-time students, at all academic levels, pursuing all majors, in all colleges, on all USF campuses. This scholarship is based on merit and financial need and can be awarded 2 semesters. Interested applicants should submit an essay addressing their academic and future career goals; current involvement and/or affiliations in the black community, how through their future career they will impact the black community, and their views on a current issue that specifically impacts people of color in the local, national and/or international community.
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.
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