2024 Scholarship Opportunities

 

application Instructions (NEW for 2024!)

Please note that a scholarship application in addition to required accompanying documents must be submitted in order for your application to be complete.  The deadline for all applications is Fri., April 5, 2024. The scholarships for 2024 are listed below.

 

Step 1:

This year applicants will only need to complete the Scholarship Application Form ONCE by April 5, 2024 here Submit Application

Step 2:

Review the specific scholarship requirements below and submit the required documents to scholarships@ebenezerame.org by APRIL 5, 2024. In the SUBJECT LINE of the email write the name of the scholarship you are submitting the documents for (one email for each scholarship supporting documentation you are submitting). An email confirmation will be sent once all documents have been received. If you do not receive a confirmation email, we do not have your documentation.

Andrew E. Edwards Community Service Scholarship

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Volunteer at one (1) verifiable community organization.
  2. Have a total cumulative GPA of 2.75 or better.
  3. Be eligible for graduation in the Spring of 2024 and plan to further your education as a full-time student in the Fall of 2024 at an accredited college/university or technical school or be a returning college student.
  4. Submit an official Letter of Acceptance or proof of your enrollment for the Fall of 2024 semester at an accredited college/university or technical school.
  5. Submit one 500 word essay (single spaced in Times New Roman 12 font) on the topic: “Community Service-How One Person Can Make a Difference.”
  6. Provide one (1) letter of recommendation from a non-family member, coach, teacher, guidance counselor, or mentor dated 2024.
  7. Submit a copy of your unofficial high school transcript. The transcript must include grades from the 9th-11th grade school years and include the cumulative grade point average.

Bishop Benjamin T. Tanner Scholarship Application

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Be a recorded member of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church as of June 25, 2023.
  2. Be eligible for graduation in the Spring of 2024 and plan to further your education in the Fall of 2024 at a college or trade school.
  3. Submit two 250-word essays: one on “The Life and Accomplishments of Bishop Benjamin T. Tanner” and one of the following topics:
    • “I Can Do All Things Through Christ Which Strengthen Me”
    • “No Weapon Formed Against Me Shall Prosper ”
  4. Submit an official Letter of Acceptance or proof of your enrollment for the Fall 2024 semester at a college or trade school.

Bishop Benjamin T. Tanner Returning Student Scholarship Application

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Be a recorded member of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church as of June 25, 2023.
  2. Submit a copy of your unofficial college transcript for the current academic year.
  3. Submit a 300-word essay on one of the following topics:
    • Reflect on your personal journey and faith, how do you envision integrating your Christian values and beliefs into your academic pursuits and future career aspirations?
    • How do you anticipate contributing to the Christian community and society at large through your education and professional endeavors?

Bishop Richard Allen Scholarship Application

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Be a graduating senior from Crossland, Friendly, Gwynn Park, Oxon Hill, Suitland or Surrattsville High School.
  2. Attach a copy of your Letter of Acceptance from the college or university that you will be attending for Fall 2024.
  3. Attach a copy of your unofficial high school transcript from SchoolMax.
  4. Submit two 200-word essays: one on “The Life and Accomplishments of Richard Allen” and one on any of the following topics:
    • What Biblical individual influenced your life and why?
    • “His Grace is sufficient”
    • “How God changed my life”

Kory Alexander Coates Scholarship

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Be a high school senior who is a member of Ebenezer AME Church, Fort Washington, MD.
  2. Be seeking an undergraduate degree or certificate at an accredited college or trade school.
  3. Have a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher.
  4. Provide a copy of an official college/university or trade school acceptance letter.
  5. Submit an essay (between 250 and 500 words) to answer the following question:
  6. Write an essay to describe a time in your life where you faced a challenge that you felt was insurmountable. How did you overcome this challenge?

Isaac Gourdine Scholarship

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Be a recorded member of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church as of June 25, 2023.
  2. Be eligible to further your education in the Fall of 2024 at a college or university as an undergraduate student.
  3. Be a participant in more than one specified Ebenezer A.M.E. Church ministry or activity and currently an active member of at least one community organization.
  4. Submit one 250-word essay on the following topic: Community Service: “One person can make a difference”
  5. Submit an official Letter of Acceptance or proof of your enrollment for the Fall 2024 semester at a college or university.

Jewels Ministry Scholarship

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Be a recorded member of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church as of May 3, 2023.
  2. Submit a typed 250 word essay on the following topic, “How will the scholarship help further my educational objectives?”
  3. Be an adult undergraduate student 35 years of age or older (attach proof of age, i.e. driver’s license)
  4. Submit an official letter of acceptance or proof of your enrollment for the Fall 2024 semester at a college or trade school

Harry L. Jackson, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Awarded by the King’s Men Choir

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Be a minority male between the ages of 16-24 years old.
  2. Be a resident of Washington DC, Southern Maryland or Northern Virginia.
  3. Begin attendance in a college or trade school by the Fall of 2024.
  4. Submit a 200 to 300 word essay on the topic “The Responsibilities of a Christian Man and Good Student.”
  5. Provide an official copy of your college acceptance letter, if you are entering your first year.
  6. Provide two (2) 2024 letters of recommendation from non-family members.

Marsha Eileen Ward Sanders Memorial Scholarship Awarded by The Sanders Family & The Chancel Choir

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Be a loyal member of Ebenezer AME.
  2. Attend or begin attendance at a college or trade school by the Fall of 2024.
  3. Submit a minimum 300-word essay describing a time when you, like Mrs. Sanders, fearlessly faced adversity through faith in God and the lessons you learned in doing so.
  4. Provide an official copy of your college acceptance letter, if you are entering your first year.
  5. Provide an unofficial transcript of your grades.
  6. Provide a recent letter of recommendation from non-family members.
  7. Provide a short statement about you!

Shirley A. Myers Memorial Scholarship

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Have a Parent, Grandparent, or Great Grandparent that is a member of Ebenezer AME Church.
  2. Recipient must be a child, grandchild, or great grandchild of a 3rd Sunday Usher that served with Sis Myers.
  3. 2024 High School graduate or returning college student.
  4. Must be enrolled or plan to enroll in a Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
  5. Must write a 250 word minimum essay on “What it means to serve in the house of the Lord”

Rev. Dr. Charles H. Wesley Graduate Scholarship

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Be a recorded member of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church as of June 25, 2023
  2. Begin attendance for postgraduate studies by the Fall of 2024
  3. Complete and submit this application and a 500-word essay: “Name one major problem impacting the African American community and what could be done individually and/or collectively to resolve this issue?”
  4. Provide a copy of your unofficial/official undergraduate college transcript.

Rev. Donald Vails Memorial Scholarship

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Be a recorded member of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church as of June 25, 2023
  2. Begin attendance at a college or university school by the Fall of 2024
  3. Complete and submit this application and a 200-word essay on Rev. Donald Vails’ contributions to gospel music and his influence on church worship.
  4. Provide a copy of your official college acceptance letter.
  5. Provide two (2) 2023-2024 letters of recommendation from non-family members.

Rene G. Haley Initiative Scholarship

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Be a minority male or female between the ages of 16 and 24.
  2. Be a Washington DC, Southern Maryland, or Northern Virginia resident.
  3. Begin attendance in a college or university as an undergraduate by the Fall of 2024.
  4. Be a member of a sports team or in a sports program at the college or university.
  5. Submit a 200 to 300-word essay on the topic” The importance of sports as a tool for growth and community development.”
  6. Provide an official copy of your college acceptance letter if you are entering your first year.
  7. Provide two (2) 2024 letters of recommendation from non-family members.

Spouses in Transition

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. A member of Ebenezer AME Church, Fort Washington, MD by May 6, 2023.
  2. Must be the child of a deceased parent(s). Parent(s) do not have to be a member(s) of Ebenezer AME Church
  3. Must be entering college/university/technical school from high school in the Fall of 2024 and/or a returning college student.
  4. Must pursue courses leading to an undergraduate degree or certification.
  5. Must meet the definition of young adult – a student no older than 23.

Sydney-Chanele Dawkins Scholarship

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. Be a female writer entering an accredited college for the 2024-2025 school year with a least a 3.0 GPA or
  2. Be a female writer presently in an undergraduate accredited college program with at least a 2.7 GPA,
  3. Submit two (2) letters of recommendation from instructors having taught said student and can evaluate her effort and passion.
  4. Be a female writer who lives in the Washington, DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia area or is attending Sherman Street Church of God in Anderson, Indiana (Sydney-Chanele’s Home Church).
  5. Submit a 500-word essay with the application. The title of the essay should be “In Ten Years My Writings…”
  6. Include proof of your enrollment in an accredited college.

Marsha Sumner Memorial Scholarship Awarded by the Pew Ministry

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS – To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  1. You or your family should be a member of a church in the Metropolitan Washington DC area, including Ebenezer AME Church, Fort Washington, MD.
  2. Be a minority between the ages of 16‐24 years old.
  3. Be a resident of Washington DC, Maryland or Virginia.
  4. Begin attendance, or are currently enrolled, in a college or trade school for the Fall 2024 semester.
  5. Have a G.P.A. of 2.50 or higher.
  6. Submit a 250 to 500 word essay/creative writing submission on one of the following four topics:
    • “The Responsibilities of a Christian and Good Student”
    • Who was Marsha Sumner and what impact did she have on the broadcast community?
    • Today, news comes in many forms. How reliable do you think news from social media outlets such as Tik Tok, Facebook and Twitter is? Are there risks to getting news from social media only? Are newspaper organizations a lost art?
    • As a future journalist, what methods would you use to ensure integrity is maintained in reporting the news?
  7. Provide an official copy of your college acceptance letter, if you are entering your first year, or your unofficial college transcript if you are a returning student.
  8. Provide two (2) current letters of recommendation from non‐family members; one letter
    must be from your current school.

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