2023 ELC Graduate Scholarship
Protecting Black Voices Scholarship
The Protecting Black Voices Graduate Scholarship was created to support students committed to civic responsibility and community engagement. This scholarship is awarded to high-achieving graduate Black students pursuing an advanced degree in History, Political Science, Communications, Media, Journalism, Public Policy, Public Administration, or related fields. This scholarship is open to incoming graduate students.
Scholarship awardees will receive a two-year, need-based scholarship in the amount of $10,000 per year to assist with educational expenses for the upcoming academic year(s). The scholarship will be paid directly to the awardees’ college or university and will be disbursed in equal amounts for the fall and spring semesters. Scholars will be required to resubmit their transcripts and meet the GPA criteria at the end of the academic year to renew the award for the subsequent academic year(s), if applicable.
2023 Scholarship Criteria
| Program Level | Accredited four-year college |
| Required GPA | 2.7 |
| Fall 2023 Academic Classification | 1st year grad |
| Major | History, Political Science, Communications, Media, Journalism or related |
| Award Amount | $10,000/year |
| Award Length | 2 years |
2023 ELC SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
Through the generous support of our corporate partners, The ELC will offer over $1.4 Million in scholarships to Black undergraduate and graduate students.
2023 ELC SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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