Adidas Black and LatinX Community Scholarship Program

Paying for a post-secondary education is often the greatest hurdle to access, especially for low-income, first-generation students.Removing this financial barrier through scholarship assistance helps alleviate the distraction that financial uncertainty may pose to these bright young creators who have worked hard to earn college admission. Adidas, in partnership with UNCF, seeks to remedy the educational disparities and lack of opportunities that plague far too many underrepresented students, and threatens to deny them the transformational prospects that a post-secondary education can provide students, their families, communities and the nation.

The adidas Black and LatinX Scholarship Program is a postsecondary scholarship designed to meet the unmet financial need of underrepresented African American/Black and LatinX students enrolled at non-traditional postsecondary schools (i.e., community college, trade school, or technical college).

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

• Must be African American/Black and/or LatinX.

• Must be a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the U.S.

• Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

• Must be currently enrolled at a community college, trade school, or a technical college that is U.S.-located, accredited postsecondary:

• Must demonstrate need as determined by the student’s FAFSA and the financial aid office of the student’s college or university of enrollment.

*Declare no interest or intent to play National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity sports.

APPLICATION DETAILS:
Applicants must submit via UNCF’s online scholarship application portal (all parts of the application must be completed):
*A statement describing the applicant’s extracurricular activities, honors and awards, and community service.
*The applicant’s current academic transcript.
*The applicant’s 2022-2023 SAR (FAFSA Student Aid Report) with the application.
*A recommendation from a non-family member.

Letter of Recommendation Guidance
One letter of recommendation (LOR) is required to complete this application. The recommender must be a non-relative. The LOR must be made through the online Applicant System and must be received by the application due date. Emailed LORs will not be accepted. Applicants should give the recommender ample time to complete the LOR by entering all recommender information (name and email) as early as possible. The recommender will be sent automated instructions at the email address provided to submit the LOR in the Applicant System. Applicants will receive “Invite References” reminders until a recommender is invited.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who have submitted complete applications will be notified of scholarship decisions within 8 weeks after the application due date. If you have questions or comments, contact Mrs. Neal (terri.neal@uncf.org ).