Scholarship Overview

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), and the Walmart Foundation are proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding first-generation students attending one of TMCF 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or a Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). Sixty-one (61) scholars will be selected to receive a need-based scholarship up to $6,200 for the 2022-2023 academic school year (which can only be applied to verifiable costs associated with average tuition and usual fees).

 

Eligibility Requirements: 

  • Be enrolled full-time as a freshman at a TMCF member-school during the 2022-2023 academic school year.
  • Be a first-generation college student (first person in your immediate family to attend college)
  • Current cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher from high school.
  • Must have submitted a completed 2022-2023 FAFSA to your current or prospective College or University.
  • Able to demonstrate a financial need.
  • Be a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551.

 

How to Apply

All Applicants Must: 

  • Answer the following statement via video (maximum of 2 min): 
  • What would it mean to you and your community to be the first person in your family to earn a college degree?
  • Submit professional or graduation headshot

 

Application Dates

This application opens September 6, 2022 and closes October 10, 2022 (12:00 PM EST).

Click the button below to start the scholarship application.