Juanita Buchanan Undergraduate Academic Scholarship

Scholarship Value: $1,500
Awards Available: 1
Award Deadline: Jan 16, 2025

The Juanita Buchanan Undergraduate Academic Scholarship is in memory of a devoted member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Kappa Zeta Chapter. During her life she belonged to many organizations and volunteered her services wherever needed. The Kappa Zeta chapter elected to set up a scholarship fund for collegians to honor her memory to our chapter.

Purpose

The scholarship is to be awarded to a high school senior receiving dual college credit or an undergraduate matriculating at an accredited Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex college or university.

Award

The winner will be selected based on the submitted documentation and recommendation letters, as well as, an interview.  The winner will be honored in Spring 2025.

Eligibility

  1. Must be a high school senior receiving dual college credit (minimum of 6 hours) or an undergraduate matriculating at an accredited Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex college or university (2 or 4 year).
  2. Must submit a copy of your college transcript reflecting minimum cumulative GPA of 2.85 on a 4.0 scale.
  3. Must be involved in community service and/or organized campus activities.​
  4. High School students must be a resident of a city within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.​ College students must attend a college/university within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.​​

The scholarship submission window opens November 16, 2024 and closes January 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM. Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered. Download a student checklist with the steps below and scholarship information for all offered scholarships.

To apply, applicants will need to complete the following steps:

  1. Create a folder in your Google Drive and name the folder First Last_24-25 KZ Scholarships (ex: Jane Doe_24-25 KZ Scholarships).
  2. Update the share settings on your folder to include that "anyone with the link" may view.
  3. Inside of the main folder, you will create and name six (6) additional folders titled as listed below:
  4. Inside of the main folder, you will create and name six (6) additional folders titled as listed below and insert corresponding documents:
    1. Official transcript (Unweighted GPA-4.0 scale)- In this folder you will insert a copy of your official high school transcript with rank and unweighted GPA (4.0 scale). Be sure you have asked your counselor for an unweighted copy of the transcript).
    2. Community Service/Volunteer Hours- In this folder you will insert a single consolidated document displaying all community service and volunteer hours with dates of activities and total hours calculated.
    3. Student Extracurricular Activities- In this folder you will insert a single consolidated document of extracurricular activities and awards, etc. with dates of activities
    4. Recommendation Letters- In this folder you will insert two letters of recommendation from any of the following:  High School Teacher/Administrator/Counselor, Community Leader, Minister/Church Leader or Supervisor from work or Community Service Project.
    5. Scholarship Essay (PDF Copy)- In this folder, you will insert a PDF copy with a name that includes the scholarship's name- ex: Juanita Buchanan Essay). Juanita Buchanan Undergraduate Academic essay Topic: Based on your future profession, in 500 words or less explain how you plan on impacting the world?
    6. Headshot (JPEG or PNG)- In this folder insert a digital photo (headshot) in JPEG or PNG format.
  5. Complete application (Click here to complete application).
  6. Share your google folder link in section number (6) of application.  Be sure the link is set to “anyone with link” may view. Application and Google folder submission must be completed by January 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
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