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SCHOLARSHIPS
SPRING 2025

THE NEXTGEN LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)

GUIDELINESAND APPLICATION


Application Period: OPENS September 23, 2024, and CLOSES October 28, 2024

The Albany State University National Alumni Association, Inc. (ASUNAA) established the ASUNAA Scholarship Award

Program to recognize, encourage and reward undergraduate students who: are in good academic standing at Albany State

University (ASU). Students must demonstrate a financial need; have a record of leadership in school and in the community;

have the potential to become active alumni who will support Albany State University (ASU) and ASUNAA; and contribute

to their communities.

In keeping with its tradition of assisting students, the ASUNAA Board of Directors is proud to offer financial assistance for

the Spring Semester of the 2024-2025 academic school year to students enrolled at ASU. The ASUNAA established the

NextGen Leadership Scholarship1 to recognize students that exhibit outstanding leadership at Albany State University

(ASU); encourage engagement with the Association; and support the next generation of leaders. Awards are granted without

regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disability, national origin, or any other applicable legally

protected status.


ELIGIBILITY

The student:

Was enrolled as a full-time student at ASU during the Fall and Spring Semesters of the 2023-2024 academic

    school year and Fall Semester of the 2024-2025 academic year.

Will be enrolled as a full-time student at ASU during the Spring Semester of the 2024-2025 academic

   school year.

Has a current cumulative grade point average (GPA)of 2.7 or higher and upon enrollment as a full-time

  student for the Spring Semester of the 2024-2025 academic school year.

Can exhibit outstanding leadership abilities through specific activities and events.

Can demonstrate a financial need.

Is a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport

stamped I-551.


APPLICATION PROCESS - How to Apply

1. The completed application and all required documents (transcript – official or unofficial), letters of

recommendation, and essay must be received electronically by 11:59 p.m. on October 28, 2024. The email

address for submission of the application is: asunaascholarship@gmail.com

2. The funds awarded will be exclusively for tuition and will be paid directly to Albany State University.

3. The application must be submitted in English on the form provided by the ASUNAA for the scholarship applied.

4. The completed application and all required documents (transcript – official or unofficial), letters of

recommendation, and essay must be received electronically in a with one cover email/letter.

5. The transcript (official or unofficial) should be for your most recently completed academic term (2023-2024) and

Fall Semester 2024-2025; reflect courses that are/will be in progress for the Spring Semester of the 2024-2025

academic school year; and cumulative GPA.

6. The application must be typewritten. A photograph of the application will not be accepted.

7. The application must be completed in its entirety, signed (not electronically), and dated.

1 The Next Gen Leadership ScholarshipPreference will be given to a student that is a member of the ASU Pre-Alumni Council, but the Scholarship is open

to all ASU students.

8. An incomplete application, which also includes not having all the required documents, will not be considered.

9. An application received before the opening date or after the closing date will not be reviewed.

10. A student is eligible to receive one (1) ASUNAA scholarship during the application cycle. If a student received a

scholarship during the last application cycle, a student cannot receive the same scholarship during the current

application cycle.


VERIFICATION OF POTENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

The potential scholarship recipient’s application packet information as submitted/received is subject to verification by the

ASUNAA Board of Directors whose decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the ASUNAA Scholarship Award

Program. A potential scholarship recipient will not be awarded the scholarship unless and until the applicant’s eligibility

has been verified and the participant has been notified that the verification is complete. Falsification of information

automatically disqualifies a student from receiving the scholarship.


REVIEW PROCESS

The ASUNAA Scholarship Committee will review each application eligible for review using established eligibility and

application requirements for the scholarship. Committee members are required to sign a Confidentiality and Conflict of

Interest Statement.


PUBLICITY – SCHOLARSHIP

Except where prohibited by law, participation in the ASUNAA Scholarship Award Program constitutes each applicant’s

consent for the ASUNAA (and its designees; successors and assigns) use or distribution of the applicant’s name photographs,

statements, hometown, state for promotional advertising in any manner or media including without limitation, online on

websites and in social media, worldwide, in perpetuity and without payment, consideration notice review or consent.


NOTIFICATION OF AWARD AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS

Please allow 6 weeks from the closing date of this scholarship program for selection decisions to be rendered. Notification

of award will be sent via email to the address provided on the application. The funds awarded will be disbursed to ASU on

on behalf of the student for tuition for the Spring Semester of the 2023-2024 academic school year. ASUNAA will require

final enrollment verification (official transcript) an official billing statement and signed (not electronically) Letter of

Acceptance. The scholarship is not officially awarded until a finalist returns the required documents by the date requested.


CONTACT INFORMATION

1. The completed application and all required documents (transcript – official or unofficial), letters of recommendation,

and essay must be received electronically by 11:59 p.m. on October 28, 2024. The email address for submission of

the application is: asunaascholarship@gmail.com

2. For questions, please submit your inquiry in writing to: asunaascholarship@gmail.com


Download NextGEN Leadership Scholarship Application 


THE MARIE H. DIXON SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000)   

GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION


Application Period: OPENS September 23, 2024, and CLOSES October 28, 2024

The Albany State University National Alumni Association, Inc. (ASUNAA) established the ASUNAA Scholarship Award

Program to recognize, encourage and reward undergraduate students who: are in good academic standing at Albany State

University (ASU); demonstrate a financial need; have a record of leadership in school and in the community; have the

potential to become active alumni who will support Albany State University (ASU) and ASUNAA; and contribute

to their communities.

In keeping with its tradition of assisting students, the ASUNAA Board of Directors is proud to offer financial assistance

for the Spring Semester of the 2024-2025 academic school year to students enrolled at ASU. The ASUNAA

established the Marie H. Dixon Scholarship to perpetuate the memory of ASU Alumni Ms. Marie H. Dixon. Ms. Dixon

personified the mission of the Association. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual

orientation, gender, disability, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected status.


ELIGIBILITY

The student:

Was enrolled as a full-time student at ASU during the Fall and Spring Semesters of the 2023-2024 academic

school year and Fall Semester of the 2024-2025 academic school year.

Will be enrolled as a full-time student at ASU during the Spring Semester of the 2024-2025 academic

school year.

Has a current cumulative grade point average (GPA)of 2.7 or higher and upon enrollment as a full-time

student for the Spring Semester of the 2024-2025 academic school year.

Can exhibit outstanding leadership abilities through specific activities and events.

Can demonstrate a financial need.

Is a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport

stamped I-551.



APPLICATION PROCESS - How to Apply

1. The completed application and all required documents (transcript – official or unofficial), letters of

recommendation, and essay must be received electronically by 11:59 p.m. on October 28, 2024. The email

address for submission of the application is: asunaascholarship@gmail.com

2. The funds awarded will be exclusively for tuition and will be paid directly to Albany State University.

3. The application must be submitted in English on the form provided by the ASUNAA for the scholarship applied.

4. The completed application and all required documents (transcript – official or unofficial), letters of

recommendation, and essay must be received electronically in a packet with one cover email/letter.

5. The transcript (official or unofficial) should be for your most recently completed academic term (2023-2024) and

Fall Semester 2024-2025; reflect courses that are/will be in progress for the Spring Semester of the 2024-2025

academic school year; and cumulative GPA.

6. The application must be typewritten. A photograph of the application will not be accepted.

7. The application must be completed in its entirety, signed (not electronically), and dated.

8. An incomplete application, which also includes not having all the required documents, will not be considered.

9. An application received before the opening date or after the closing date will not be reviewed.

10. A student is eligible to receive one (1) ASUNAA scholarship during the application cycle. If a student received a

scholarship during the last application cycle, a student cannot receive the same scholarship during the current

application cycle
.

VERIFICATION OF POTENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
The potential scholarship recipient’s application packet information as submitted/received is subject to

verification by the ASUNAA Board of Directors whose decisions are final and binding in all matters related to

the ASUNAA Scholarship Award Program. A potential scholarship recipient will not be awarded the scholarship

unless and until the applicant’s eligibility has been verified and the participant has been notified that the

verification is complete. Falsification of information automatically disqualifies a student from receiving the

scholarship.


REVIEW PROCESS

The ASUNAA Scholarship Committee will review each application eligible for review using established

eligibility and application requirements for the scholarship. Committee members are required to sign a

Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Statement.


PUBLICITY – SCHOLARSHIP

Except where prohibited by law, participation in the ASUNAA Scholarship Award Program constitutes each

applicant’s consent for the ASUNAA (and its designees; successors and assigns) use or distribution of the

applicant’s name photographs, statements, hometown, state for promotional advertising in any manner or

media including without limitation, online on websites and in social media, worldwide, in perpetuity and

without payment, consideration notice review or consent.


NOTIFICATION OF AWARD AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS

Please allow 6 weeks from the closing date of this scholarship program for selection decisions to be rendered. Notification

of award will be sent via email to the address provided on the application. The funds awarded will be disbursed to ASU on

on behalf of the student for tuition for the Spring Semester of the 2024-2025 academic school year. ASUNAA will require

final enrollment verification (official transcript); an official billing statement; and signed (not electronically) Letter of

Acceptance. The scholarship is not officially awarded until a finalist returns the required documents by the date requested.


CONTACT INFORMATION

1. The completed application and all required documents (transcript – official or unofficial), letters of recommendation,

and essay must be received electronically by 11:59 p.m. on October 28, 2024. The email address for submission of

the application is: asunaascholarship@gmail.com

2. For questions, please submit your inquiry in writing to: asunaascholarship@gmail.com



Download Maria H Dixion Scholarship Application


The Albany State University Alumni Association is a Corporation, a legally recognized organization under the laws of the State of Georgia. The Association is classified as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization formed solely for philanthropic purposes.