Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Endowment Scholarship Form

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Endowment Scholarship was established to further honor his life’s work and legacy by providing a more stable source of financial assistance to undergraduate students of African American descent. The scholarship is to be awarded to deserving undergraduate student(s) as identified within the awardee eligibility criteria. The purpose of the award is to encourage and support the success of student recipients as they approach completion of their University of Bridgeport undergraduate studies.

1. What ethnicity do you identify yourself as?(Required)

2. What is your current academic level?(Required)

3. Do you have financial need?(Required)

4. What is your cumulative GPA?(Required)

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 1.

Applicants must provide a maximum 700-word personal essay from one of the following three essay options:(Required)

Write your essay focusing on what you consider to be the most important societal issue currently affecting African Americans today, and why?

Write your essay focusing on which societal changes, brought about as a result of the Civil Rights Movement, have had the most positive impact on your family, and how has it influenced your personal growth and development?

Write your essay focusing on the need for organizations such as the University of Bridgeport Association of Black Alumni to support today’s African American student?

Write your essay here(Required)

Applicants may also include with their essay a brief description of their UB experience, academic, athletic, and/or other significant personal accomplishments, on/off camps activities, community service, employment, or other biographical information the applicant believes may be appropriately considered to assist in the selection process