HBCU Week x AstraZeneca Scholarship
Direct application
$25,000
4 winners
Eligibility
Major
Computer Science
Education level
High school
Status
US citizen
About this scholarship
U.S. citizens or permanent residents entering freshman year at a historically Black college or university with a 3.0 or higher unweighted GPA, demonstrated financial need, and a STEM or supply chain major may apply for the HBCU Week x AstraZeneca Scholarship.
Four awards of $25,000 each cover tuition, room, and board. Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, financial need, and community involvement.
Submit a completed application and your most recent high school transcript by the posted deadline. Proof of HBCU acceptance is also required. The HBCU Week Foundation administers the program.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Completed application
- Most recent high school transcript
- Proof of HBCU acceptance
- Financial-need statement
- Essay on the pharmaceutical industry and its challenges
- Parent or guardian signature
- Current high school senior entering freshman year of college
- Will attend a Historically Black College or University (HBCU)
- Minimum 3.0 unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale
- U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident
- Demonstrate financial need
- Intend to major in STEM or supply chain-related fields
- Most recent official/verifiable high school transcript (required)
- Short personal statement (free-text field, no stated word limit)
- Indicate whether a college acceptance letter has been received
- Parent/guardian signature on final page
- Community involvement is considered in selection.