Application Requirements

The application period for the 2024-2025 academic year has CLOSED.

To be considered for the scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year, the applicant must submit:

1) An application form;

2) Documentation of acceptance or enrollment in FAMU’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication;

3) One letter of recommendation; from a teacher, counselor, community leader or other adult who is not a family member;

4) An academic transcript -or- other proof of academic performance; and

5) A 500 word essay (750 words max) which describes how the applicant exemplifies

Jayda Dionne Parker’s characteristics of hard work, caring and service to others and determination to succeed. The essay must include:

• a statement of a major hurdle which was overcome,

• a summary of how the applicant was changed by the experience, and

• an assertion of how overcoming adversity influenced the applicant’s plans for the future

When preparing applications, applicants are encouraged to visit www.jdpscholar.org/about-Jayda to learn about Jayda’s attributes and how their attributes exemplify Jayda’s character.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2024