Scarlett Family Foundation I-2 Scholarship Grant

Scarlett Family Foundation I-2 Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Scarlett Family Foundation
Amount: Up to US $5,000
Last Updated: September 21, 2025

Summary

The Scarlett Family Foundation I-2 Scholarship aims to support current scholars enrolled in four-year colleges or universities in Middle Tennessee. This award provides supplemental funding for internships and special programs, reinforcing the Foundation's commitment to quality education. Established by Joe and Dorothy Scarlett in 2006, the Foundation has awarded over $23 million in scholarships, focusing on career readiness and literacy initiatives to empower students and enhance their educational outcomes.

Overview

About Us Our Vision & Mission Our vision is that every student receives a high-quality education to reach their full potential and become self-sufficient. We advocate, invest, and work to ensure that all students in Middle Tennessee have access to a high-quality education. Our Story Joe and Dorothy Scarlett are strong believers in the power of education to transform lives. With the help of their children, they put this belief into action by establishing the Scarlett Family Foundation in 2006 to provide merit and need-based college scholarships to Middle Tennessee students pursuing business degrees. Since then, the Foundation has expanded its mission. In 2008 the Foundation added grant-making, partnering with non-profit organizations to help all Middle Tennessee students received a high-quality education. Today, these grants align with four key initiatives— college and career readiness, principal and teacher leadership, literacy, and advocacy. In 2015, the Foundation expanded the scholarship program to include STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) majors. Since 2006, the Scarlett Family Foundation has awarded over $23M in college scholarships, helping more than 870 students pursue higher education degrees. These students are attending public and private colleges and universities throughout the United States and represent 165 high schools in 37 counties across middle Tennessee. The Foundation's Key Initiatives: The Foundation’s cornerstone initiative is the Scarlett Scholars program, providing need and merit based scholarships to Middle Tennessee students. As we work to provide students access to a high-quality education, we also award a limited number of grants to non-profit organizations in alignment with our three key initiatives: Career ReadinessIncrease career readiness. As over half of future jobs will require a post-secondary degree, we are invested in ways to better prepare our students for success after high school, which includes ensuring student literacy at every step and growing access to higher education.   Principal and Teacher LeadershipImprove student achievement with highly effective teachers year-over-year. We support organizations that foster diverse talent pipelines to recruit, train, and retain high-quality superintendents, principals, and teachers so every student has the opportunity to learn from the best.LiteracyBoost the number of third-graders reading at or above grade level. Literacy is a key building block for academic success, a crucial bridge to the attainment of a post-secondary credential, and essential to a self-sustaining life. We invest in organizations that promote innovative literacy strategies Middle Tennessee. The I-2 Scholarship The Scarlett Family Foundation’s I-2 Scholarship is available for eligible students. This award is supplemental to your current award to cover costs associated with internships, interim course work, and special programs. The link to apply will be emailed to eligible students.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Students must be:A current Scarlett Family Foundation ScholarEnrolled in a 4-year college or university and seeking a bachelor’s degreeIn good academic standing