Scholarship Announcement

The Springfield Urban League, Inc. is pleased to announce its 2006 Scholarship Program.  Scholarship awards are being offered to first-time  minority graduating high school seniors in the Springfield area that will pursue or have secured enrollment in accredited colleges or universities for fall 2006.   

UNCLAIMED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR BLACK STUDENTS
Unused funds are being returned to donating companies.
*A large amount of scholarship money that has been set aside by companies for deserving African American students are either collecting dust of or being returned to businesses because of a lack of interest.

Scholarship Resources

The United Negro College Fund/JPMorganChase Bank is offering a full scholarship known as the John F. McGillicuddy Scholarship.

This scholarship pays (FULL TUITION) & provides a (COMPUTER LOADED WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE).  This scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors entering as a college freshman full time at a UNCF college/university. Applicants must be residents of one of the below participating states.

Participating States:
Missouri, California, Indiana, Arizona, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Delaware, Michigan, Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Colorado, Louisiana, Utah, West Virginia.

Leroy Clarke- Past Scholarship Recipient
Leroy Clarke is a 1995 recipient of this same scholarship and was able to attend Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC.  He completed three summer internships at JPMorganChase while receiving funds for school and professional mentoring.
Leroy joined the firm full-time in 1999 after being offered a position in one of the Management Development Programs.  He now work in Investment Bank Technology and currently serve as an active member of the United Negro College Fund/JPMorganChase Bank John F. McGillicuddy Scholarship Selection Committee.
Should you have any scholarship only related questions you can contact Leroy Clarke at Leroy.Clarke@jpmorgan.com

All Scholarship Information Can Be Found By Clicking or Copy Paste The Link Below:

http://www.uncf.org/scholarships/scholardetail.asp?Sch_ID=173

Application Deadline:
Tuesday, May 31, 2005

38 UNCF Member Colleges/Universities:
1. Benedict College, Columbia, SC
2. Bennett College, Greensboro, NC
3. Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, FL
4. Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC
5. Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA  
6. Dillard University, New Orleans, LA
7. Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, FL  
8. Fisk University, Nashville, TN
9. Florida Memorial College, Miami, FL
10. Huston-Tillotson, Austin, TX
11. Interdenominational Theological Ctr, Atlanta, GA
12. Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, TX  
13. Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC
14. Lane College, Jackson, TN
15. LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, TN
16. Livingstone College, Salisbury, NC
17. Miles College, Birmingham, AL
18. Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA  
19. Morris College, Sumter, SC
20. Oakwood College, Huntsville, AL
21. Paine College, Augusta, GA  
22. Paul Quinn College, Dallas, TX
23. Philander Smith College, Little Rock, AR  
24. Rust College, Holly Springs, MS  
25. Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh, NC  
26. Saint Paul's College, Lawrenceville, VA
27. Shaw University, Raleigh, NC  
28. Spelman College, Atlanta, GA
29. Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL  
30. Talladega College, Talladega, AL
31. Texas College, Tyler, TX  
32. Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS
33. Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL  
34. Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA
35. Voorhees College, Denmark, SC  
36. Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, OH
37. Wiley College, Marshall, TX  
38. Xavier University, New Orleans, LA