Today, ELC opens the application process for the 2021 ELC Scholarship Program. This year, we are awarding a record number of 100 scholarships in a record amount of $1 million! A very special thanks to our 15 corporate partners who joined our vision to expand our educational scholarships: Bristol Myers Squibb, Brunswick Corporation, Chevron Corporation, ExxonMobil, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HSBC Bank USA, Johnson & Johnson, Linde plc, Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Moody’s, Nationwide, Phillips 66, Raytheon Technologies, the Coca-Cola Foundation, and USAA. We are extremely grateful for their generous support.
You can help the ELC build the pipeline of Black corporate talent by spreading the word about this year’s scholarship program. Please visit elcscholars.com for additional information on each of the scholarships. The application deadline is March 31, 2021. Please share this information with eligible students — or their parents — in your networks.
Read the 2021 ELC Scholarship Program press release.
Read an advance copy of the February 25th press release on the new Johnson & Johnson scholarship.
Eligibility and Application Criteria
Visit elcscholars.com to learn more about scholarship opportunities and criteria. Scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership skills, and a commitment to community service.
Applicants are ineligible if they fall into any of the following categories:
- The applicant is an ELC member dependent.
- The applicant is classified as entering first year of college (freshman) during the award year.
- The applicant has previously received an ELC undergraduate scholarship.
- The applicant will be studying abroad during the fall semester of the award year.
- Non-citizens including permanent residents are ineligible even if they anticipate naturalization by the launch of the ELC Scholarship Program.
- Applicants who duplicate the work of an essay that has been previously submitted for consideration are ineligible.
