Amazon Black Employee Network Scholarship

Amazon Black Employee Network Scholarship

Information:
At Amazon, supporting underserved students in computer science and supply chain is not only important to us–it’s imperative to building a diverse industry and future. Amazon’s Black Employee Network has established a scholarship program to assist high school seniors who plan to continue their education in college and pursue a computer science or supply chain-related field of study and career. Recipients of the award receive $5,000 per year for four years for college, plus a connection to industry mentors and peers from Amazon’s Black Employee network.

Eligibility:
• Be a high school senior
• Self-identify as Black or person of African descent
• Plan to enroll in fulltime undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university
• Plan to pursue a computer science or supply chain-related field of study and career*
• Have a minimum unweighted grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)
• Employees of Amazon, or its affiliates or subsidiaries, and their immediate family members are not eligible to apply.

Application:
• Complete Application
• Letter of Recommendation
• 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.
• 1040 tax filing.

To learn more about this scholarship and its application process please visit their website at https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/amazonBEN/ or click on the Visit Button below.

Award: Up to ten recipients of $5,000

Deadline: March 4, 2021