Scott Weiss Scholarship

Meet our fourteen 2023 scholarship recipients

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The application period for a Scott Weiss Scholaship is now closed. It will reopen in the fall of 2024.

The Scott Weiss Scholarship, named for T. Howard Foundation Founder and Chairman Emeritus, provides THF alumni with financial assistance for their academic and career pursuits. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of merit as defined by the Foundation.

The award is intended to be used for professional development opportunities to advance an individual’s education or career. Professional development is defined as any opportunity, experience, task, project, or continued education that fosters the development of new skills and technical abilities for the advancement of one’s career. It should assist the individual in honing existing skills and learning new ones that are either suggested or required to further your intended career trajectory.

Scholarship awards are $3,500 each.

To be eligible for a Scott Weiss Scholarship, applicants must:

have successfully completed a THF internship
have a minimum GPA of 2.8
be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or university
not have served as a member of the scholarship committee within the past three years

Application Components – Applicants must submit the following:

Online application
A 500-word essay
One-page resume
Contact information for one recommender: academic or professional
Unofficial transcript from your current academic institution; graduate students are required to provide both an official undergraduate transcript and, if available, a graduate transcript

Scholarship FAQs – Read the FAQs for more information on Scott Weiss Scholarships.