The NAACP Creative Sole Scholarship powered by Vans
Scholarship Details
The NAACP Creative Sole Scholarship Powered by Vans is one of many funding opportunities available to Black students and students of color through NAACP's Inspire Initiatives. We offer scholarships to outstanding and qualified students pursuing undergraduate degrees. Through the generosity of our donors, we advance efforts to ensure equity in educational opportunity that prepares students for success in school, work, and life.
Scholarship amount: $5,000
This is a non-renewable scholarship opportunity.
Scholarship Requirements
- Be a member of the NAACP. If you are not a member of the NAACP, join today.
- Be Black or a person of color.
- Be currently enrolled full-time or accepted to an accredited college or university in the U.S.
- Be a graduating high school senior or undergraduate student for applicable scholarships.
- Possess a grade point average of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 system.
- Demonstrate interest in pursuing a career in the creative fields (i.e., art, music, journalism, marketing, design, communications, architecture, or film as examples)
- Be a U.S. resident or citizen.
Scholarship timeline
Scholarship applications open on March 3, 2025 and close April 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET. Recipients will be announced in the Summer of 2025.
All completed applications are reviewed and scored. If selected, you will be notified by official notice to your email. All declinations are also sent to your email. Awards are final and cannot be appealed.