Bishop Joseph and Stephaine Walker Scholarship Grant

Bishop Joseph and Stephaine Walker Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Last Updated: August 17, 2025

Summary

The Bishop Joseph and Stephaine Walker Scholarship, offered by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, supports African-American students from the region who have a GPA of 2.5 or higher and a demonstrated history of community service. Annually, two to five scholarships are awarded to eligible graduate students pursuing advanced degrees, helping to foster educational advancement and community engagement in Middle Tennessee.

Overview

About Us For over 30 years, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) has been driving meaningful, positive change in our community. We do this by bringing together those who want to help and those who need help. Through the power of collective philanthropy, our goal is to amplify donor intent while remaining flexible enough to ensure that resources are directed to where they can do the greatest good. We know the greater Nashville area. We understand its neighborhoods, its most pressing challenges, its unsung nonprofit heroes, and its emerging partnerships with the greatest potential. As our region continues to rapidly change, that knowledge gives us a unique vantage point to bring people and places together to do what none of us can do on our own—build a more thriving and inclusive community. Mission Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee strives to build a more thriving and inclusive community — today and for generations to come — by transforming thoughtful generosity into positive change. Bishop Joseph and Stephaine Walker Scholarship Bishop Joseph and Stephaine Walker Scholarship Fund benefits African-American students from Middle Tennessee (having lived here no less than one year), with a GPA of no less 2.5, and with a history of community service. Each year, no more than two to five scholarships can go to graduate students pursuing advanced degrees.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants must be African-American and from the Middle Tennessee community. They must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher with a history of community service.