College Student Scholarship Criteria

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1. Applicant must be a college student and member of an NPHC-member organization attending a four-year college/university in the fall of 2025 and possess qualities of leadership, scholarship, dependability and service. Eligible colleges/universities include Allen University, Benedict College, Columbia College, Morris College, Newberry College, University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC), and Voorhees College.

 
2.  Applicant must have a cumulative college undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale. 

3.  Applicant must upload a completed application and official transcript to the NPHC at Columbia, SC website.

4. Applicant must upload one letter of recommendation from a person in the community that can verify a minimum of 3 months continuous community service in the current school year above and beyond service initiatives implemented by the undergraduate chapter of membership (i.e. your pastor, non-profit organization volunteer coordinator, etc.). Recommendation letters should include:  length of time working with student, insight to student’s character, testament to student’s community service involvement, etc. NOTE: All recommendation letters must be included with your scholarship application.

5. Applicant must upload one letter of recommendation from the chapter’s Graduate Advisor that provides detailed information on the applicant’s character, leadership skills, and involvement in the applicant’s respective organization. 

6. All requested items must be included in order for the applicant’s scholarship packet to be considered complete. This scholarship application must be submitted to the NPHC at Columbia, SC no later than 11:59 p.m., Monday, March 31, 2025. Applications that are incomplete and/or not submitted by March 14, 2025 will not be eligible for consideration. 

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Scholarship Award Announcement

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Scholarship awards will be announced via email by the end of March or early April 2025.

Scholarship recipients are expected to attend the NPHC Scholarship Recognition Program, which will be held April 2025. Program details will be included in the scholarship award email announcement. 

Scholarship awards checks are made payable to the student and are dispersed upon submission of proof of college enrollment by the student and/or official (sealed) transcripts. This is typically a letter from your institution's Enrollment Management. This information is usually submitted in August.

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Scholarship Application Checklist

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Before submitting your scholarship application, please make sure you have included/uploaded the following:

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1. Completed scholarship application

2. Upload Official College transcript
 

3. Upload Letter of recommendation from a person in the community that can verify community service activities (i.e. volunteer coordinator, etc.). This letter should be accompanied by proof of three (3) months consecutive community service above and beyond service initiatives implemented by your undergraduate chapter
 

4. Upload Letter of recommendation from your chapter’s Graduate Advisor that provides detailed information on the applicant’s character, leadership skills, and involvement in the applicant’s respective organization.  

5. Submit your application to the NPHC at Columbia, SC website by 11:59 p.m. March 31, 2025.

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INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCESSING THE APPLICATION: Click on the link above (top of page).  The electronic application will allow you to provide all criteria information required to include uploading applicable documents.  Acceptable document file type is PDF. All requested items must be included in order for the applicant’s scholarship packet to be considered complete.
 

Applications that are incomplete or submitted after 11:59 pm on March 31, 2025 will not be eligible for consideration. A checklist is included for your convenience. If you have any questions, please email columbiascnphcscholarship@gmail.com.