The application and letter of recommendation are due by 5:00 p.m. EST on January 9, 2025. As we receive thousands of applications and everything must be submitted electronically, we recommend that you do not wait until the last day to submit your application.

UPDATE as of 01/09/25: JRF is extending the application deadline to Thursday, January 23, 2025 for anyone who resides up to ten miles outside the areas impacted by the Greater Los Angeles Wildfires. Anyone not in this area must meet today’s deadline. Although the system may allow you to submit beyond the 1-9-25 deadline, your application will be removed from consideration if you do not reside in the impacted area– no exceptions to be made.

To be eligible for a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must:
– Be a graduating, minority high school senior
– Be a United States citizen
– Present evidence of financial need
– Demonstrate a record of academic excellence
– Demonstrate leadership potential and a dedication to community service
– Submit an official SAT and/or ACT test exam score from junior or senior year*
– Plan to attend an accredited and approved 4-year college within the United States or affiliated with a United States-based college or university
– Have not accrued more than 25% of credits needed to graduate from college.

The Jackie Robinson Foundation understands that there is a wide array of financial need. We will look at each application on a case by case basis.

No, you do not have to be an athlete. The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a merit based academic scholarship.

No. The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Award allows you to attend ANY accredited and approved four-year institution within the United States.