Scholarships
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®
Rho Omega Omega Chapter
Minority Scholarship Awards Criteria 2025
At least one scholarship will be awarded in each of the following categories:
1. Rho Omega Omega Chapter Scholarship – Applicants attending a 2-year or 4-year college or university. Applicants must be attending as a freshman in the fall.
2. Janet Spaulding Scholarship- Applicants attending a 2-year or 4-year college or university. Applicants must have plans of majoring or minoring in music or majoring in education. Applicants must be attending as a freshman in the fall
SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
1. Rho Omega Omega Chapter Scholarship: GPA of 2.5 or higher
2. Demonstrates leadership in church, school, civic, or community service
3. Evidence of financial need
4. Minority member
5. Applicant must be entering college as a freshman in the fall of 2025.
6. A resident of Sampson or Bladen County1
APPLICATION MATERIALS SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. Scholarship application form
2. One-page typed essay demonstrating career interest, financial need, and why the applicant desires the scholarship.
3. Two letters of support from the school, community, church, or employer.
4. Official high school transcript, class rank, and GPA. Copy of acceptance letter from the institution the applicant plans to attend.
Items 1-4 must be submitted as a complete package. Note: incomplete packets and/or packets postmarked/timestamped after the due date of May 1, 2025 (11:59 pm) will not be considered. All materials submitted with the application become the property of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated®, Rho Omega Omega Chapter, and will not be returned. Submission of the media release form constitutes the applicant’s authorization and release (Media Release Forms will be provided to the scholarship recipient along with their award letter).
Completed application packets should be submitted through the following link: Scholarship Application or emailed to: RhoOmegaOmegaScholarship@gmail.com