{"id":4458,"date":"2025-10-21T12:43:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/financial-aid\/?p=4458"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:43:45","slug":"completing-the-dream-scholarship-program-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/financial-aid\/2025\/10\/21\/completing-the-dream-scholarship-program-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Completing the Dream Scholarship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-heading fl-heading-text fl-node-xkzjgu79vaoe\" data-node=\"xkzjgu79vaoe\">Scholarship Overview:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-rich-text fl-node-t0rm86akn24o no-margin\" data-node=\"t0rm86akn24o\">\n<p>Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and\u00a0The Sallie Mae Fund\u00a0are proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding students attending\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/study.com\/academy\/lesson\/what-is-post-secondary-education.html\">an accredited post-secondary institution<\/a>. One Hundred Seventy (170) students completing a two-year, four-year, or trade\/vocational certificate\/certification program will be selected to receive a gap scholarship of $2,500 for the 2025-2026 academic school year. Selected students must be in good academic standing but at risk of not returning to or graduating\/completing due to an outstanding financial need, and\/or emergency situation that leads to a financial aid crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-heading fl-heading-text fl-node-uxwmk3vd74pz\" data-node=\"uxwmk3vd74pz\">Eligibility Requirements:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-rich-text fl-node-3jgsdrv14789 no-margin\" data-node=\"3jgsdrv14789\">\n<ul class=\"default\">\n<li>Enrolled\u00a0<b>full-time or part-time<\/b>\u00a0at an<b>\u00a0accredited<\/b>\u00a0post-secondary institution or continuous education program\n<ul class=\"default\">\n<li>Two-year Schools<\/li>\n<li>Four-year Schools<\/li>\n<li>Vocational\/Technical certificate\/certification program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Be an undergraduate senior or graduate student who will complete their degree or program by the end of the Spring 2026 semester (can be either Fall 2025 or Spring 2026)<\/li>\n<li>Current cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher<\/li>\n<li>Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident with a valid permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551<\/li>\n<li>Must be able to demonstrate leadership abilities<\/li>\n<li>Must be able to demonstrate good moral character in all aspects of your life, including personal, professional, educational, in your community, and online presence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-heading fl-heading-text fl-node-mq4espt8r6fu\" data-node=\"mq4espt8r6fu\">How to Apply:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-rich-text fl-node-qhvkej0w1af9 no-margin\" data-node=\"qhvkej0w1af9\">\n<p>All applicants must:<\/p>\n<p>Create a 2-minute video responding to the following:<b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"default\">\n<li><b><i>What unique perspective, passion, or curiosity drives your academic interests? How do you envision it shaping your future as a scholar and leader in your field?<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-heading fl-heading-text fl-node-3fpomt7ayv8q\" data-node=\"3fpomt7ayv8q\">Application Dates:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-rich-text fl-node-bziwqfxsm31g no-margin\" data-node=\"bziwqfxsm31g\">\n<p><b>This application opens June 2, 2025<\/b><b>,<\/b><b>\u00a0and closes December 1, 2025<\/b><b>\u00a0at 11:59 pm EST (Eastern Time).<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"fl-module fl-module-heading fl-heading fl-heading-text fl-node-hp98ywefbn3c\" data-node=\"hp98ywefbn3c\">Additional Information:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-rich-text fl-node-41vq8t26y57s no-margin\" data-node=\"41vq8t26y57s\">\n<p>The eligible total amount will be funded in one disbursement for the 2025-2026 academic year, based on the conditions outlined in the scholar\u2019s contract.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-button fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left fl-node-0y3cedihjf51\" data-node=\"0y3cedihjf51\"><a class=\"fl-button\" href=\"https:\/\/scholarships.tmcf.org\/studentlogin.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"fl-button-text\">Click Here to Apply<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scholarship Overview: Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and\u00a0The Sallie Mae Fund\u00a0are proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding students attending\u00a0an accredited post-secondary institution. One Hundred Seventy (170) students completing a two-year, four-year, or trade\/vocational certificate\/certification program will be selected to receive a gap scholarship of $2,500 for the 2025-2026 academic school year. Selected students must &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/financial-aid\/2025\/10\/21\/completing-the-dream-scholarship-program-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Completing the Dream Scholarship Program<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4458","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4458\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}