Erica D. Hill Endowed Scholarship

The Erica D. Hill Endowed Scholarship shall be awarded to at a minimum of four deserving non-traditional students enrolled in the School of Business and Industry (SBI) with a minimum 2.0 GPA and in good standing with the University. Nontraditional students for the purposes of this agreement are defined as, in priority order:
(1) A student that has obtained a GED,
(2) A student that has aged out of the Foster Care System,
(3) A student that has been homeless within the past 6 months
(4) A student that works full time during the academic year 
(5) A student that is a single-parent student
(6) A student with two incarcerated Parent(s)
Applicants are also required to submit a personal statement, photo, and video on their story of being a non-traditional student.

Award
Varies
Departments
School of Business and Industry
Deadline
10/24/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Did you obtain a GED instead of a traditional diploma?
  2. Did you age out of the Foster Care System?
  3. Did you or are you experience/experiencing the incarceration of one or both of your parents?
  4. Have you ever experienced homelessness within the last year?
  5. Are you a single parent?
  6. Do you currently work full-time?
  7. Please upload a video sharing your story as a nontraditional student. Explain what makes your journey unique and how your experiences have shaped your perspective on pursuing an education in your current field of study. If you have trouble uploading your video, please record on Youtube and upload the link. You can also email your video to foundation.awards@famu.edu. If submitting via link or email, please upload a document in this space to inform the selection committee.
  8. Show 2 more