Scholarship Resources

SpelHouse 91 manages a scholarship competition, meaning that current and/or accepted Morehouse/Spelman students in any academic discipline are eligible to apply.  Applicants sought are students with a high level of academic achievement coupled with leadership qualities, financial need, or who have achieved academic success despite significant adversity.

Our application requires completing the scholarship application form and providing each of the following:

• An essay (maximum 700 words)

• A current résumé

• One letter of recommendation

• A professional headshot

• An official transcript

Eligible applicants must:

1. Be enrolled full-time as a rising sophomore to senior undergraduate student at Spelman College or Morehouse College (including transfer students) with a minimum of 30 semester credits at submission

2. Not be a former SpelHouse ‘91 Scholarship recipient more than twice

3. Have a (minimum) cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale

THE APPLICATION WINDOW IS NOW CLOSED

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Scholarships.com divides scholarships by a variety of unique categories, including GPA, military affiliation, ethnicity, artistic ability, ACT or SAT score and residing state. And when you select one of these categories, you’ll likely see a large list of subcategories, where you can then view all eligible scholarships. This system helps students find niche awards with smaller applicant pools that they’re more likely to win.

ScholarshipOwl is a popular scholarship website that compiles awards and organizes them by amount, types of requirements, number of winners and length of time until the application is due.

ScholarshipOwl will automatically resubmit your application to recurring scholarships that don’t require anything beyond your basic information. This leaves you more time to focus on awards that require essays and recommendation letters.

Fastweb aggregates awards from both large and small directories. You have to make a profile to search for scholarships, which is similar to other sites. But after the initial sign-up process, you can easily search for scholarships and filter your results based on several data points. Fastweb will also notify you when a new scholarship matching your description is posted and when you have upcoming deadlines.

You’re probably familiar with the College Board if you’ve taken the SAT, AP tests or other college entry exams. But the College Board can help you after you’ve been accepted into a school—its scholarship search helps you find awards to help you pay for college.

After you create an account, you can filter awards by your interests, field of study, club affiliations or specific situations, like if your parents are divorced. College Board will also automatically match you with eligible scholarships based on the information in your profile. There is also an autofill function, which allows you to reuse information from other scholarship applications, saving you time and helping you apply for more awards.

 While many scholarship sites are difficult to navigate, Bold.org has one of the cleanest interfaces. It’s easy to search and find different scholarships you may be eligible for and you can filter by your education level, award category, award amount and deadline. You can even toggle on the “no-essay” button to find scholarships that don’t require a written essay. 

Applying to scholarships can feel repetitive; that’s why Going Merry lets students type in information once and apply for multiple scholarships at the same time. If you’re in a time crunch, look for awards on Going Merry before checking out the other major sites.

The site also prides itself on including local awards, which are less competitive and may be easier to win than big national scholarships.

Student Freedom Agreement is an income-contingent funding option that should be considered just one part of a student’s overall financial aid package.  It is not intended to replace any state or institutional aid, or any federal grants, work-study, or Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized loans.  Instead, a Student Freedom Agreement is available to cover a student’s remaining cost of attendance after those other aid sources are considered, as a potential alternative to private student loans and Parent PLUS loans.

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The CodeHouse Scholars Initiative (CHSI) will mentor, prepare and invest in HBCU students, in their first year of college, for a career in the tech industry. As a scholar you will be able to receive:

Up to $20,000 academic scholarships for a tech-related degree

Collegiate mentorship from participating HBCUs and industry mentorship from companies like PayPal, Google and Adobe

Paid Summer Bridge Program to build your technical and leadership skills at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA (travel expenses covered)

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