SVGS Foundation Walker Williams Wilson Scholarship
Direct application
Amount varies
Eligibility
Demographics
Black or African AmericanMan
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
African American male high school seniors accepted to a Historically Black College or University with a minimum 2.7 GPA, or current full-time HBCU undergraduates with a minimum 3.0 GPA, may apply.
Scholarship amounts vary. Submit a 400-word essay, an optional three-minute video, or both addressing your passion, a significant life moment, and why the scholarship matters to you, along with proof of acceptance or enrollment and a transcript.
The Seeking Visions, Gaining Success Foundation established the Walker-Williams-Wilson Memorial Scholarship in 2018 to empower African American male scholars attending HBCUs.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Proof of HBCU acceptance or enrollment
- Transcript
- Responses to all three essay topics; a three-minute video may be submitted instead and is strongly encouraged
- Applicants must answer all three essay topics
- Submission may be an essay (400 words maximum) OR a video (3 minutes maximum); videos are strongly encouraged
- Must be African American males
- High school seniors: acceptance to an HBCU required, minimum 2.7 GPA; current full-time students: enrolled at an HBCU, minimum 3.0 GPA
- 2026 cycle deadline: April 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM