CBCF Reducing the Financial Barrier Scholarship

Amount: $10,000.

About:
Administered by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), the CBCF Reducing the Financial Barrier Scholarship is a needs-based scholarship for academically talented and highly motivated African American or Black students. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; be African American or Black; submit Federal Student Aid Report (FAFSA) to demonstrate financial need; have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4-point scale; and be enrolled full-time at an accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university, or a vocational-technical school.

Eligible Grade Levels: Technical School Student, Vocational Student, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior

Eligible Majors: All majors

Residency Requirement: No residency requirement

Minimum GPA: 2.5

Deadline: March 15, 2025

Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.

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2.5, All Majors, Black Student, College Freshman, College Junior, College Senior, College Sophomore, March, No residency requirement, Technical School Student, Vocational Student

$10, 000