BG Charles Young Memorial Scholarship

  • Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Scholarship (BGCYMS) 2026 High School Application

    (Essay Overview)

  • Dear High School Seniors,

    The Lambda Gamma Gamma Chapter (LGG) of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., in conjunction with The Uplift Foundation, is soliciting your participation in our annual Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Scholarship Program.

    LGG chapter was chartered at Fort Meade, Maryland, but our service community extends throughout the metropolitan DC, MD, and VA areas. Our chapter is composed primarily of Military personnel, Department of Defense civilians, contractors, business owners and other professionals either retired or working in the metropolitan DC area.

    Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was initially conceived to enrich the social and intellectual aspects of college life. Since our founding on November 17, 1911 at Howard University, our membership has grown to well over 300,000 members and our marketplace extended beyond the college campus and into our community. Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and Uplift are the cardinal principles upon which the fraternity was founded. In keeping with the cardinal principle of Scholarship, our annual scholarship program promotes academic excellence and community service among college bound high school seniors.

    This year we will award scholarships to worthy college-bound students in our local community in need of financial assistance. Students (seniors) in the following areas are allowed to apply for the Lambda Gamma Gamma Chapter (LGG) of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Scholarship; Maryland (Prince George's, Montgomery, Howard, Anne Arundel, Charles, and Baltimore County), Virginia (Prince William, Fairfax, Arlington, and Alexandria), and Washington, D.C.

    Students must complete the scholarship application, provide three letters of recommendation and provide a certified transcript.  These documents will be submitted as one complete package. Please do not omit any of the required documents and respond to all application questions. The evaluation criteria the Scholarship Committee will use to judge the essays is attached as an enclosure. It is advisable that you use this guide to compose your essay.  (NOTE:  Letters of Recommendation must be mailed by the recommender to 'scholarship@capitalregionques.org' before the deadline)

    Points of Contact for the Scholarship Committee are the following: Mr. Mark Evans, e-mail 'mark.evans@capitalregionques.org' or Mr. Ravin Howell, 'ravin.howell@capitalregionques.org".

    The application process is digital and will require applicants to complete the entire required checklist for final submission. Questions or comments should be directed to 'scholarship@capitalregionques.org'.

     

    APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 17, 2026

  • 1.) Prerequisites

    Before you proceed to fill out and complete the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Scholarship ("BGCYMS") application there several prerequisite criteria that must be completed prior to completing and submitting the scholarship application form. For ease of submission, it is recommended that this application form be completed on a desktop/laptop computer and acquire ALL informational prerequisites before applying.

  • Applicants must acquire the following documents which are required to complete the application:

    1.) Three (3) Letters of Recommendations to submit with the application.  The Letter of Recommendation ("LOR") forms can be downloaded below.   Please provide the LORs to those individuals that you wish to provide a recommendation on your behalf.  Please ensure that they provide/email the LORs back to 'scholarship@capitalregionques.org' before the application deadline of APRIL 17, 2026.   (INSTRUCTIONS:  Click the filename and download the Letter of Recommendation document (Adobe PDF) below and save the document to your computer.  Email/forward the document to those individuals that you wish to provide you a recommendation.  Ensure to ask them to complete & forward back to 'scholarship@capitalregionques.org' as soon as they can on or before APRIL 17, 2026.

     Letter of Recommendation Form (2026)  (Adobe Acrobat PDF Format)

     

    2.) Applicants must acquire their high school transcript(s) and upload them to the section below (NOTE: Please ensure documents are of Microsoft Word (e.g. .doc, .docx) or Adobe Acrobat (e.g., .pdf) format.

     

    3.) Applicants must complete the BGCYMS essay. Essays must be a minimum of 500-750 words for submission. Applicants should use a text-editor such as Microsoft Word or OfficeWriter to type and format their essay using Modern Language Association (MLA) formatting. Essays should be submitted using the file upload feature below once completed. Please ensure to format, spell & grammar check your submissions (NOTE: Ensure to save the filename as "FirstName_LastName_Essay-2026.docx") 

    Essay topic:

    "The US Constitution gives primary authority over elections to states.
    Should the federal government (Executive branch) have primary
    authority over state elections?"      Explain your position.

     2026 Essay Document Template(Microsoft Word .docx format)

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  • 2.) Applicant Information

    The information provided on this form will be used by the Lambda Gamma Gamma Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. High School Scholarship Committee to select recipients for scholarships. It is important that you give complete details concerning your individual, personal, college/career plans, activities and requested information. (NOTE: Incomplete applications will not be accepted)
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.

  • 3.) Academic Information

    Please provide the requested academic information in the form fields below.

  • Colleges to which you are applying or have been accepted to attend:

  • Major(s) You Are Considering

    In order of preference, list the major(s) you are considering

  • 4.) Family Information

    Please provide information regarding your family members. If not applicable please annotate "N/A".

  • 5.) Personal Goals & Objectives

    Please detail your personal goals and objectives.

  • 6.) Extracurricular Activities

    List activities that you participated in to include; athletics, publications, music, debate, church, student-government, part/full-time employment, and any offices held.

  • 7.) Questionnaire

    If you had the opportunity to meet three (3) individuals from the PAST or the PRESENT, who would they be and why did you select those individuals?

  • Application Checklist & Progress

    Please review the checklist and progress of you application.

  • Scholarship Application Certification & Submission

    I hereby certify that all information provided in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.I further agree that if I withdraw from school or transfer to another institution during the tenure of the scholarship (if granted), that I may become ineligible for further payments. 
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