Wale and Audrey Elegbede Community Engagement and Social Justice Scholarship

Required Qualifications:
• International student from Africa
• Financial need
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75

Preferred Qualifications:
• Demonstrated commitment to community engagement and social justice issues through participation in one of the following registered student organizations:
-Leaders Igniting Transformation
-International Student Organization
-Intercultural Organization Promoting Awareness
-Asian Latinx African Native American+ Womenx

Donor
Wale and Audrey Elegbede
Award
Varies
Scopes
Graduate Student
Deadline
10/01/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Elegbede Scholarship
    • 1. Have you watched Wale Elegbede's TED Talk "IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO ERADICATE HATE" at https://www.ted.com/talks/wale_elegbede_it_takes_a_community_to_eradicate_hate?language=en
    • 2. What are you doing to address racism, Islamophobia and discrimination in your community, including working towards bringing different groups together for the common good? After reflecting on the TED talk, please describe new ways you plan to “show up” in the fight against discrimination while bringing different groups of people together.