Equitable Excellence Scholarship

Scholarship Description

Every year, students across the country work hard to make a positive and lasting impact in their communities and beyond. And every year, we award $1.8 million in college scholarships to hundreds of these remarkable young people throughout the nation representing all 50 states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico.

Equitable will provide 100 $5,000 annual scholarships that will be renewed to award recipients each academic year for four years, for a total of $20,000 per recipient. In addition, a $500 gift card grant will be awarded to each scholarship recipient’s teacher of choice for professional development or classroom supplies.

Applicants of the Equitable Excellence Scholarship® must:

• Be high school seniors with financial need who plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university
• Reside in one of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico
• Demonstrate ambition and self-drive to be a force for good in their communities by encouraging others to pursue higher education

Eligibility Requirements

• Must currently be in high school
• Type of institution award is open to: two-year college
• Type of institution award is open to: four-year college
• Award is available to U.S. citizens
• Award is available to citizens of countries other than the U.S. and Canada.

Application Requirements

• Application form required
• Essay required

How To Apply