James J. and Margaret M. Kerrigan Endowed Scholarship Grant

The James J. and Margaret M. Kerrigan Endowed Scholarship, funded by the United Negro College Fund, provides essential financial support for juniors and seniors pursuing degrees in art and education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This scholarship aims to empower students with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who demonstrate unmet financial needs, contributing to a more equitable education landscape and fostering future leaders in these vital fields.

“A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”®
For more than seven decades, this principle has remained at the heart of UNCF, enabling us to raise more than $5 billion and help more than 500,000 students and counting not just attend college, but thrive, graduate and become leaders.
We do this in three ways: By awarding more than 12,000 students scholarships, worth more than $65 million, each year. By providing financial support to 37 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). And by serving as the nation’s leading advocate for the importance of minority education and community engagement.
The James J. and Margaret M. Kerrigan Endowed Scholarship will provide financial support to juniors or seniors in any fields of art and education at Historically Black Colleges & Universities.

Eligibility

Possess a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (“FAFSA”) form
Have a demonstrated, unmet financial need as verified by their college or university.