Scholarship – Austin Area Alliance of Black School Educators (Austin AABSE)

2025 Student Scholarship Application

Scholarship	AAABSE Annual Academic Scholarship Program
Organization	Austin Area Alliance of Black School Educators
Contact	Dr. Cornel Jones - Scholarship Chair
Address	P.O. Box 143613
City	Austin, Texas 78714-3613
Telephone	512-492-2003
Email	c.jones.11@juno.com
Qualifications	(1) African-American male or female - not of Hispanic origin
	(2) 2.90 or above cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale plus student rank
	(3) Graduating 2025 high school senior from Austin area high school
Required Documents	(1) Online student scholarship application (parent signature)
	(2) Upload official transcript (high school counselor signature)
	(3) Upload a one-page written essay in response to one of the three topics.
Scholarship	The scholarship will be awarded in August, 2025. Scholarship recipients must submit an official copy of his/her college schedule to Dr. Cornel Jones on or after August 1, 2025 via email. A check will be mailed to the student or the universitys student financial office per request.
Due Date	Saturday, April 12, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. CST
Scholarship Recipients	Scholarship recipients will be notified via US mail or telephone by Saturday, April 19, 2025. Also, a copy of the award letter will be sent to the recipients high school counselor.
Scholarship Reception	Scholarship recipients and parents are invited to attend AAABSE Student Scholarship Award Reception on:
AAABSE Reception on	Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
Reception Location	ACC Highland Campus: 6101 Highland Campus Dr. Building 4000
Attire	Smart to Business Casual

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AAABSE 2025 Scholarship Application

Today's Date

Student Biography

Name(Required)

First Last

Gender(Required)

Male

Female

Age(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address City State ZIP Code

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

High School currently attending(Required)

Please complete all that applies to you below!

Mother Information

Name

First Last

Home Phone

Father Information

Name

First Last

Phone

Guardian Information

Name

First Last

Phone

Education

Please list in order of preference:

University 1(Required)

Intended Major 1(Required)

University 2

Intended Major 2

University 3

Intended Major 3

Student Employment History

Business

Type of Work

Approx. # Hours/Week

Dates Worked

If you have more than one, list them in the space below

List any Community Activities

List any Church Activities

Favorite Subjects:

1 2 3

Scholarship, Awards, Honors, Talents

Please list all requested information including the number of years involved. Please be specific. (You may upload additional documentation if needed.)

Number of Years on School Honor Roll(Required)

Scholarship Awards

(Ex. Trustee, History Award, etc.)

Number of Years

Athletic Awards

(Ex. Track Team, Volleyball, Basketball, etc.)

Number of Years

Other Extra-Curricular Activities, Awards or Honors

(Ex. Band, Eagle Scout, etc.)

Number of Years

Hobbies, Talents or Other Interests (not listed above)

(Ex. Piano Lessons, Youth or Community Groups, etc.)

Upload Additional Achievements (If needed)

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 3 MB.

High School Transcript

Upload Transcript(Required)

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 3 MB.

Student Essay: Please respond to ONE of the topics listed below.

This is your opportunity to present your best self to the AAABSE Scholarship Committee.

Select Your Topic(Required)

1. My goals for the future and how I plan to achieve them.

2. A personal challenge which I had to overcome and how I overcame it.

3. Someone who has had a significant impact on my life and why/how?

Please attach your one page (typed) response to your application.

Enter Your Topic Response(Required)

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Upload Your Topic Response

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 3 MB.

Information(Required)

I certify that all information on this application is correct

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

All biographical data will be destroyed six months after AAABSE scholarship recipients are announced.