HOW TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP

THE JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION’S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Through its Education and Leadership Development Program, the Jackie Robinson Foundation provides scholarships of up to $7,500 annually to minority high school students showing leadership potential and demonstrating financial need to attend an accredited 4-year college or university of their choice.

You must be a U.S. citizen in order to qualify for the Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Award.

The application package must include ONE (1) letter of recommendation and an official transcript (with raised seal).

In addition, all applicants are required to take either the SAT or the ACT and submit their scores. The Foundation's college codes are:
SAT: 4248
ACT: 6570

Please note that the College Board is NOT responsible for delivering your ACT/SAT test scores to the Foundation on time. If you are taking the test multiple times, please select the testing dates PRIOR to the due date on March 31, 2008.
 
If your official high school transcript includes your SAT and/or ACT scores, it is not necessary for you to authorize the College Board to send your scores to us. We will accept the scores listed on the OFFICIAL transcript.

ALL SAT/ACT SCORES, LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE MAILED TOGETHER AND RECEIVED BEFORE MARCH 31ST!! WE DO NOT ACCEPT FAXES!! THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS!

WHERE  DO I MAIL MY MATERIALS?

All transcripts, ACT or SAT Scores and a letter of recommendation should contain your social security number and be mailed to:

Jackie Robinson Foundation
Attn: Scholarship Application
75 Varick Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013

APPLICATION TIMELINE

October 15, 2007 — JRF Scholarship Application becomes available online
March 31, 2008 — 11:59 pm EST - Deadline for submission of all application components
June 15, 2008 — All applicants notified of status

Questions? Go to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) page, send us an email at requests@jackierobinson.org, or call us at (212)290-8600

Note to All Applicants About Final Decisions
We will send out decisions electronically to the email address you provided on your application on or before June 15, 2008. If you do not receive an e-mail from us before the end of the day on Sunday, June 15th, please e-mail us at the address below.
scholarships@jackierobinson.org

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