Black Wall Street Young Entrepreneurs
Black Wall Street Young Entrepreneurs - is comprised of young entrepreneurs that have a product (s) that is marketed for a profit. The Young Entrepreneurs will participate in a Financial Literacy and Education Program offered by the Dallas Branch in partnership with The Women's Council of DAREB and upon satisfactorily completing the course, the Young Entrepreneurs will receive a Scholarship that will be deposited into a financial institution for the purpose of growing their business.
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Meet two of Dallas NAACP Branch Black Wall Street Young Entrepreneurs: (I will send under separate cover)
Education Committee Mission and goals Scholarship Qualifications:
Grow Your Vision
2025
Education Committee Mission and goals
INNOVATIVE OUTREACH
Create innovative Outreach programs that engage youth in community and activities that align with NAACP mission.
EXPANSION
Sustain and develop partnerships with community and business stakeholders. Recruit educational change agents who work to eliminate racial disparities.
STUDENT ADVOCACY
Become a well informed committee of current issues that impact marginalized student achievement.
RESEARCH AND POLICY
Actively remain informed of both state and national education research and local policy changes.
SCHOLARSHIP
Establish, expand and maintain scholarship programming that will increase donors and funding for yearly scholarship cycles.
Dallas NAACP / SSC Services for Education Scholarship
The Dallas NAACP Branch is accepting applications for the Dallas NAACP / SSC Services for Education Scholarship from 2025 high school graduates in the Dallas area who plan to attend a community college or four-year college or university. Each year, the Dallas NAACP in partnership with SSC Services for Education will award scholarships to top young scholars in The Dallas community. The scholarship award is $2,500.
The Dallas NAACP will award (4) four scholarships, at the funder’s request the scholarship committee will attempt to award at least one of the scholarships to a student that will be attending Prairie View A&M University and a at least one to a student graduating from Desoto High School, considering there are qualified applicants that fit this criteria. If not, the scholarships will be awarded to qualified quality applicants that fit the general criteria.
The scholarships will be presented at a Dallas NAACP Branch Meeting or Event and funds distributed upon proof of enrollment at the recipient’s choice of college or university.
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One of the scholarships will be awarded to a student who will attend Prairie View A&M University.
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One of the scholarships will be awarded to a student graduating from DeSoto High School.
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Two open scholarships will be awarded to students meeting the general scholarship requirements.
Scholarship Qualifications:We invite any Dallas County student who are high school 2025 graduates and interested in being considered for this scholarship to apply. The completed application and all requested information must be received no later than Saturday, June 14 at 11:59 PM.
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A graduating minority high school student who has been accepted to attend a community college or four-year college or university
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Scholastic achievement – minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, or 3.125 on a 5.0 scale
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High school extracurricular activities and service
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Community involvement and service
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Communication skills (oral and written) – finalist will have a telephone interview.
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A completed application must contain the items listed below. Just so you know, applicants will only be considered if all of the materials listed below are complete and included.
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Completed scholarship application
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An official high school transcript and separate photo of applicant
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Three letters of recommendation from at least two of the three categories listed below.
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An essay on the subject of “Is there a difference between Equity and Equality, if so, what is the difference?” (not to exceed two typed pages).
Checks will be awarded upon receipt of proof of enrollment (i.e., class schedule, dorm room assignment, payment receipt, etc.) to the college or university of the recipient’s choice.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at DallasNAACPScholarships@gmail.com.
Here is the link to view the entire application: https://bit.ly/naacpdallas2025scholarshippreview
This is the link to see the entire application, however, you still need to complete this application in order for it to be submitted.
Dr. Sharon Middlebrooks, President
Dallas NAACP Branch