First in the Family Humanist Scholarship

Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 4/1/2024

Closes: 6/24/2024

The First in the Family Humanist Scholarship provides financial assistance to high school seniors who identify as atheist, agnostic, humanist and/or secular and come from underrepresented and under-served groups.

Award Amount Varies

Essay Required: Yes
Need-Based: No
Merit-Based: No
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Requirements

This program is open to seniors graduating from high schools in the US who plan to attend a 2- or 4-year college; preference is given to those entering as the first member of their family to do so.

Applicants must be students of color (Black/African American, Latino(a), Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American) who are (or have been) in foster care, homeless, undocumented, group home or systeminvolved, and/or LGBTQIA+.

They must have a record of participation in school and/or community organizations.

Details

Pursued Degree Level

Professional Certification, Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree

Current Grade

High School Senior

Location

Country: US

Citizenship Status

Pending DACA Application

Activities

Community Service, Extracurricular Activities

Situation

Foster Child, Homeless, Undocumented Immigrant

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