🇺🇸 $22,500 per Year: TE Connectivity African Heritage Scholarship Program 2023/24 (Fully Funded)

Applications are welcomed from students who will be applying for admission into fields such as Engineering, Operations Management, Finance, Supply Chain or Marketing to apply for the TE Connectivity African Heritage Scholarship program 2023/24.




The program provides a college scholarship paired with career development, including a required Paid internship with TE Connectivity for two summers after the sophomore year of college.

• Scholarship Sponsor(s): TE Connectivity
• Scholarship Type: Full Funding
• Host Institution(s): Institutions in USA
• Scholarship Worth: $22,500 per year
• Number of Awards: Several
• Study Level: Undergraduate
• Nationality: All Nationalities

The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.

Awards

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award up to $22,500 per year in each of the next two years upon successful completion of the paid summer internships. Up to 14 awards will be granted.

Award amounts will be determined based on the total cost of attendance as determined by the College Board (institution-specific in/out of state tuition, books/supplies, room/board, transportation, and other expenses) minus other granted awards at the time of scholarship acceptance prior to the fall semester.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Eligibility

Applicants to the TE Connectivity African Heritage Scholarship Program must:

• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• Self-identify as Black or African American or multiracial*
• Be enrolling as college sophomores for the 2022-2023 academic year
• Be willing to accept a 2023 summer paid internship with TE Connectivity**
• Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)
• Be majoring in Engineering (all disciplines), Operations Management, Finance, Supply Chain, or Marketing
• Be enrolled in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university (in the U.S.) and planning to continue full-time enrollment for the entire upcoming academic year

*Applicants who self-identify as more than one race/ethnicity are eligible as long as one of the races/ethnicities is Black or African American.

** Recipients (both new and renewal) must complete a summer paid internship to receive their award disbursement the following fall. Internships are full-time positions, 40 hours per week.

Required Materials

As part of your application, you must upload the following:

• A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken
• A copy of the latest 1040 tax filing
• Resume

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than October 12, 2022 3:00 pm Central Time.

*Essay Question
Please describe challenges you’ve faced and overcome as a student. How have they affected your academic performance and/or participation in school and community activities? What steps did you take to overcome these challenges? (max 1,000 characters)