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 2024-2025 Theme: 

“Servant Leaders On A Mission”

Mark10:42-45

And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Scholarships

Scholarship Chairwoman: Dr. Mary C. Lomax

Email The Scholarship Committee for more information

Priscilla Ross Memorial Scholarship

The Priscilla Ross Memorial Scholarship, is given by the Women's Auxiliary of the National Baptist Deacons Convention of America.

Qualifications:

  1. A high school student graduate attending or accepted by a college or may be a graduate student not exceeding 35 years of age.

  2. An active member of a church who has the endorsement of his/her Pastor, a Deacon or Deaconess of his/her church and the State President.

3. The applicant will be considered by NEED, which will be determined by confidential data submitted on the application.

4. Any applicant who is deemed or found guilty of immoral character or unchristian department, known to the Committee, his/her Pastor, Deacon or Deaconess, will be disqualified as a scholarship recipient. To ensure this monitoring of the recipient, the Scholarship Committee recommends that the scholarship is given in two installments: September & January.

5. Applicants from a different state will be considered each year (unless in cases of extreme hardship), to touch all areas of our convention.

6. The amount of the scholarship will be $1,000.00 per student (subject to change). Two students are selected by the Scholarship Committee.

7.  All sections of the application must be typed, including references. Failure to comply with guidelines will result in the application being disqualified. 

8. Email completed application and any questions about the scholarships to scholatship.nbdc@gmail.com


Merit Scholarship

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STEM Scholarship

Oratorical Contest

Each contestant must be a member of the youth group he or she represents.

-Only one contestant from each state.

-Age Requirement: 12–15

Spelling Bee

Age requirement: 11-14

- Grade Requirements: must not have passed the eighth grade on or before the day of the contest.

- Can not participate in the Oratorical Contest or the Spelling Bee in the Same year

Arts And Crafts

Open to all ages 

Arts and Crafts Competition information should be sent to:

Marsha Nelson
mnelson@optimum.net

Scholarship And Awards Rules And Forms

Rules For Oratorical Contest (docx)Download
Spelling Be Application (doc)Download
HBCU STEM Scholarship - Guidelines (docx)Download
HBCU STEM Scholarship Form (docx)Download
Merit Scholarship - Guidelines (docx)Download
Merit Scholarship Form (docx)Download
Priscilla Ross - Guidelines (docx)Download
Priscilla Ross - Personal Reference (docx)Download
Priscilla Ross Scholarship Fourm (docx)Download

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