The Charlotte Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is pleased to announce the 2025 Scholarship Program.

Please note: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Debutantes and members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and immediate family members of the Charlotte Alumnae Chapter are not eligible to apply for these scholarship awards.

 Common Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be a student enrolled in a Mecklenburg County high school
• Award disbursement will be based on verified college enrollment for Fall 2025
• Must submit two online letters of recommendation
• Applicants may upload letters of recommendation with this application submission or provide the letter of recommendation link to recommenders.
• Must verify your GPA by uploading your most recent official high school transcript which reflects your current cumulative GPA. Specifically, your uploaded transcript MUST include your grades and your cumulative GPA from the first semester of your senior year. If we do not receive this information, your application will be disqualified.
  
• Must write an essay on one of the topics:
  • As a leader, what strategies would you use to work with individuals who have different viewpoints?
  • What book or books have affected you deeply? Explain why.
  • Hardships are more a part of life for some than others. How we respond communicates a lot about each individual. Share how you are making strides toward overcoming challenges in areas such as academics, leadership, and/or community service.

• In addition to the above, there are scholarship specific requirements to which applicants must adhere:

  Scoggins/Shadd "Breaking Barriers" Scholarship (non-renewable, one-year award)

  • Must be a graduating African-American female senior
  • Must be a student enrolled in a Mecklenburg County high school
  • Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher
  • Must demonstrate financial need (please refer to the Federal Government Poverty Guidelines) by completing Section V of the application and uploading verification of income
  • Must upload your financial information.
  • Must plan to attend an accredited four-year institution of higher education in the U.S. during the upcoming academic year

  Frances Selena Johnson "Making Strides" Scholarship (non-renewable, one-year award)

  • Must be a graduating African-American senior
  • Must have a cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.5 or higher and have shown significant improvement in your academics over a two-year period (transcript must reflect two years of high school grades)
  • Must plan to attend an accredited two-year or four-year institution of higher education in the U.S. during the upcoming academic year
  • At least one letter of recommendation must be from someone who can speak of the applicant's academic performance (e.g., a teacher or academic counselor)

  Daisy Spears Stroud "Academic Achievement" Scholarship (non-renewable, one-year award) 

  • Must be a graduating African-American female senior
  • Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
  • Must plan to attend an accredited four-year institution of higher education in the U.S. during the upcoming academic year

  Bertha M. Roddey "Centennial" Scholarship (four-year award) – $20,000 total (min.)

  • Must be a graduating African-American female senior
  • Must have an unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for each consecutive year of high school
  • Must demonstrate financial need (please refer to the Federal Government Poverty Guidelines)
  • Must upload your financial information (tax documents to provide verification of your household income)
  • Must demonstrate public service above and beyond any high school requirements.  One of the required letters of recommendation must be from a verifiable public service organization
  • Must plan to attend an accredited four-year institution of higher education in the U.S. during the upcoming academic year
  • Must maintain a 3.0 GPA while in college in order for the scholarship to renew annually
  • After the initial award disbursement, it is renewable for 3 years

     

    With the exception of the Dr. Bertha M. Roddey Centennial scholarship, each of the scholarships described above will be a minimum of $2,500. The Educational Support Award will be a minimum of $1,000.

     

    YOU MAY APPLY FOR MORE THAN ONE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.

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Please scan a certified copy of your high school transcript and upload it below.  

Please scan and upload any and all documents to verify your household income for Tax Year 2024.  This can include IRS forms, e.g. W-2, 1040, 1099. 

If you are providing a 1040, please only scan the first two pages of this document.

Before uploading and submitting your household income verification documents, please redact, white out or delete any social security numbers from your documents.  Do not provide any documents that include your or your parent(s)/guardian(s) social security numbers.

NOTE: Tax Forms for years others than 2024 do not provide sufficient documentation of household income and will not be accepted to meet the financial verification requirement.

Please choose one of the following easy topics and write an essay between 300 and 500 words. The essay must be submitted electronically using this form; it can not be submitted separately. We will not accept any hard copies of essays.

*You may copy and paste text into this form (i.e., you may type your essay in a Word document then cut and paste your essay into the space provided below).  You can not attach a Word document in the space provided.

Every applicant must provide two letters of recommendation from two adults who are not related to the applicant by blood or by marriage. (Examples of who can provide letters of recommendation: counselor, volunteer supervisor, teacher, church representative or community representative). Letters of Recommendation are due by 11:59 p.m. on March 17, 2025. Please inform those submitting letters of this due date.

The Scholarship Committee will not accept hard copies of any letters of recommendation. Letters received after the March 17, 2025 deadline will not be accepted.  

Applicants may upload letters of recommendation with this application submission or provide the letter of recommendation link to recommenders. With the link, recommenders can upload the letter of recommendation by March 17, 2025. Delta Scholarship Letter of Recommendation Link

APPLICATION DUE BY 11:59 P.M. ON MARCH 17, 2025.

Please print and retain a copy of this application before submitting the application for your records and to verify your submission.  

Once you submit your application, you will not be able to go back and retrieve a copy to modify or revise. You may only submit your application one time.  We will not accept updated or modified applications.

If there are any questions regarding the above application or the application procedures, please email the Scholarship Committee at scholarship@charlottedst.org