Applicants - Jackie Robinson Foundation

Scholarship Award

Through its Mentoring and Leadership Development Program, the Jackie Robinson Foundation provides scholarships of up to $30,000 over four years to minority high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or university of their choice.

Expand All

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must:

Be a graduating high school senior;
Plan to attend an accredited and approved four-year institution within the United States;
Show leadership potential;
Demonstrate a dedication to community service;
Present evidence of financial need;
Be a United States citizen;
Have a minimum SAT score of 1,000 combined on the math and critical reading sections or a composite ACT score of 21;
Not possess a degree from a 2 or 4–year College when applying for the scholarship.

Application Components

The required components of the Jackie Robinson Foundation application are:

The online application, which includes four essay questions;
A professional, hi-resolution digital photo (headshots only, in a JPEG format) – you may submit a high school senior graduation photo;
One letter of recommendation (e.g. a teacher, a mentor, a guidance counselor, an employer);
SAT or ACT scores: If you have taken the SAT or ACT more than once, please enter your best scores from each test. NOTE: JRF does not consider the writing scores as part of your examination.

Additional Information

Having technical difficulties with the application?

Contact – infosnap, inc.

infosnap.zendesk.com

UCLA Applicants

Through its Mentoring and Leadership Development Program, the Jackie Robinson Foundation provides scholarships of up to $30,000 over four years to high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or university of their choice.

2017-2018
Application Timeline

November 1, 2017
The 2018 application period is closed. Please check back in the fall for the 2019 scholarship application.

February 1, 2018 - All components of the application are due by 5 pm EST

May 2018 - Regional In-person Interviews on semi-finalists

June 15, 2018 - Final notification of application status

Note to All 2017-18 Applicants About Final Decisions

We will send out decisions electronically to the email address provided on your application in June 2018.

If you do not receive an e-mail from us before the end of June, please e-mail us at: scholarships@jackierobinson.org