MLK Scholarship Accepting Applications

03/08/2018

The Martin Luther King, Jr. (King) Scholarship application for current SLU students is now open. The deadline to apply is Thursday, March 29, at 11:59 p.m.

The King Scholarship is a competitive award granted to undergraduate students committed to social justice, academic success, service, leadership and cultural awareness experiences. Each of these characteristics equips scholarship recipients to develop their potential as agents of positive social change.

The King Scholarship has an award value of at least $3,000 per year in addition to any previously awarded SLU scholarship or scholarships and keeping within SLU scholarship policies. It is applied to undergraduate tuition charges only. This award in combination with other SLU merit and/or SLU grant awards cannot exceed tuition charges.

Application Requirements

• Be a current freshmen, sophomore, or junior undergraduate student.
• SLU student with a minimum of 24 credit hours by the end of the spring 2018 semester. For students with less than 24 credit hours, awards will be contingent on final grades and credits earned by the end of spring 2018 semester.
• The application deadline is Thursday, March 29, at 11:59 p.m.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and good academic and disciplinary standing.

The application is available on the Cross Cultural Center page of SLU’s website.

For more information, contact Ryan Wilson or Shamin Mason.