FNU M-DCPS High School Seniors Scholarship

FNU will offer one scholarship, per senior high/charter school, each year to a graduating senior that meets the following criteria:

The applicant must:

1. Be a U.S. Resident, U.S. Citizen, or other eligible non-citizen (humanitarian parole, Cuban-Haitian Entrant, refugee status, asylum).
2. Be enrolled as a senior in one of the local M-DCPS Senior High Schools or Charter Schools
3. Have a 2.5 GPA or greater
4. Be recommended by two teachers and/or counselor.
5. The high school needs to submit the selected student’s required documentation (copy of report card) to the University for Acceptance.
6. Scholarship recipients must submit quarterly information on their academic grades and the number of credits taken per semester.

All applicants must complete the required scholarship application form and submit it to FNU’s Office of the Vice-President of Academic Affairs.

Deadline: June 1

Basis for Selection: The content of the essay and the writing skills exhibited in the essay. Topic: “The Importance of a University Education”

Source: University revenue.

Amount Awarded: The complete tuition cost of the program for a baccalaureate or associate degree program offered by FNU (The ADN, BSN, and MSN programs are not eligible for the scholarship.)

Students awarded this scholarship will be required to perform 150 – 300 community/university service hours (hours are dependent on the program enrolled in). These hours are a mandatory component as a recipient of an FNU scholarship.

FNU reserves the right to modify or terminate this and all scholarships at FNU’s sole discretion.