Thurgood Marshall Scholarship

Financial need is part of how this award is decided, alongside merit.

Award

Up to $6,000 annually toward mandatory fall and spring tuition, renewable for eight semesters for first-year students. Amounts depend on demonstrated need and may change each year; spring entrants receive half the annual award.

Deadline

Complete the admission application by November 1, 2026 (EA/ED I) or January 15, 2027 (ED II/RD). Submit FAFSA by the annually published March 2 recommended financial-aid deadline for renewal; no separate scholarship application deadline is published.

How to apply

Submit the Common Application and Panther Profile, official high school transcript, Common App school report and one teacher recommendation. Creative-talent majors require the applicable Creative Supplement. SAT/ACT scores are optional. No separate merit application; awards are included with admission. FAFSA is required to establish and renew financial need.

What you'll need

• No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission
• Required financial-aid forms (check the program's rules)

Who can apply

Select first-generation students with exceptional academic performance, outstanding community leadership and demonstrated financial need.

Good to know

Renewal requires full-time enrollment of at least 12 credits, a 2.00 cumulative GPA and annual FAFSA by the recommended March 2 deadline. Funding is for the first bachelor's degree and excludes summer and housing. Transfers receive eight semesters minus prior full-time equivalent terms; APEx follows a shorter schedule.

Details

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