WXIA TV11 Community Service Scholarship Grant

WXIA TV11 Community Service Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: United Negro College Fund Inc
Last Updated: August 28, 2025

Summary

The WXIA TV11 Community Service Scholarship, established by WXIA-TV in collaboration with the United Negro College Fund, aims to support Atlanta residents pursuing higher education. This scholarship is available to college freshmen majoring in English, Communications, Journalism, or related fields at Clark Atlanta, Spelman, Morehouse, or Morris Brown College. It recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional community service and provides financial assistance based on need, fostering educational opportunities for future leaders.

Overview

United Negro College Fund “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. WXIA TV11 Community Service Scholarship The WXIA TV11 Community Service Scholarship is for residents of Atlanta, Georgia who are College Freshman at Clark Atlanta, Spelman, Morehouse, or Morris Brown. Eligible applicants must be majoring in English, Communications, Journalism or related fields. The WXIA TV11 Community Service Scholarship was established by WXIA-TV, a television station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia, in partnership with UNCF, to provide need based scholarships to students and recognize those who exemplify outstanding achievement in community services during their high school years.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants for the WXIA TV11 Community Service Scholarship program must meet the following eligibility requirements: Students must be a college freshman enrolled full time in one of the Atlanta University Center schools (Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Spelman College or Morris Brown College) during the 2025-2026 academic year.Students must possess a minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA on a 4.0 scale (based on your final high school transcript)Students must be majoring in one of the following academic disciplines: English, Communication, Journalism or related fieldsStudents must be residents of Atlanta, GAStudents must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)Students must have a demonstrated, unmet, financial need as verified by their college or university