• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

HBCU Lifestyle – Black College Living

  • HBCUs
    • What is an HBCU?
    • History
    • List of HBCUs
    • Notable Graduates
  • Jobs
  • Parents
    • HBCU Rankings
    • Black College Tours
    • Admissions
    • Financing
    • Scholarships
    • College Planning
  • Current Students
    • College Life
      • Greek Life
      • Sports
      • Dorm Living
      • College Survival
    • Careers
      • HBCU Career Hub
      • Internships
      • Career Profiles
      • Entrepreneur
    • Research Paper Resources
      • Research Paper Topics: 50 Ideas to Get Started
      • How To Write An Annotated Bibliography
      • Journalism Research Paper Resources
  • Alumni
    • HBCU Shirts
    • Podcast
    • Alumni Spotlight
    • HBCU Merch
    • Jobs
  • Shop
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram

You are here: Home / Parents / College Funding / Janet Jackson Scholarship: Up to $5,000 for Communications Majors

College Funding

Janet Jackson Scholarship: Up to $5,000 for Communications Majors

The Janet Jackson Scholarship is for students at HBCU UNCF member institutions who are Communication Majors.Celebrities are not some aliens who live in a fairytale world and are out there just to entertain us. Many of them happily oblige to their social responsibilities by supporting us for a change! Singer-songwriter Janet Jackson is one of those celebrities who love to be a catalyst in bringing change. She runs many charities and Janet Jackson/Rhythm Nation Scholarship – UNCF is one of them. The prestigious Janet Jackson Scholarship offers a grant to students attending selected UNCF member colleges and universities. The deserving students have to be studying Communications, demonstrate high academic achievement, and have to be actively involved in community work.

Jackson launched this scholarship besides other educational programs with the earnings of her hugely successful Rhythm Nation tour. Individual students can get up to $5,000 depending on their financial need and other required criteria. However, the scholarship does not only provide monetary help but also offers plenty of other perks.

Communications Majors

Only the students studying Communications can apply for the Janet Jackson Scholarship. However, it also accepts applicants from other majors such as Fine Arts, Visual Arts, English, Education, Mass Communications, Mass Media Arts, Journalism, Photography/Video, Music, and TV Production.

The scholarship requires some other eligibility criteria too. Besides doing major in the above-mentioned subjects, the applicants must:

  • Be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident
  • Be students of a UNCF-affiliated college or university
  • Have a minimum GPA score of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
  • Belong to a Black racial group

In addition, no high school students can apply for this scholarship.

Guidelines for Janet Jackson Scholarship Essay

All the applicants must submit a 1000-word essay in addition to fulfill an online form. The essay describes their favorite literary work and its artistic influences on their personal and social life and their HBCU experience.

The literary work can be anything – encompassing a broad range of books, movies, artistic work, music, and even favorite quotes. All they have to do is to produce a well-thought and well-organized piece that concisely describes why they have taken an interest in that particular work, how it influences their life in a meaningful way, and how such artistic influences are likely to shape up their development at an HBCU.

To submit the application and essay, you have to register at UNCF website. However, you can check out a preview of the student application form.

UNCF Member HBCUs

Founded in 1944, UNCF or the United Negro College Fund is the largest and most prominent minority education organization in the United States. The organization has been working for more than seven decades to assist the students of 37 private HBCUs with scholarship funds. It has raised more than $4.5 billion and helped over 430,000 black students to date. It manages the Janet Jackson Scholarship that helps HBCU students to bear their college expenses.

The 37 HBCUs belonged to the UNCF network provide students first-class education at comparatively lesser tuition fees. UNCF regularly provides financial and other types of support to these colleges and universities so that they can provide world-class academic programs and keep their tuition affordable.

The Janet Jackson Scholarship is currently open for the applicants. The opening date was September 6, 2016, and the deadline is October 31, 2016. Winners will receive funds in November this year.

For more information or to apply visit: https://scholarships.uncf.org/Program/Details/587050a3-622e-4853-b0f4-8ee9edf2dcf1

To find more money for college visit our 101 minority scholarships page.

September 26, 2016 by Rehana Akter

Primary Sidebar

Search

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Quick Links

  • Newsletter
  • Jobs and Internships
  • Shop
  • List of HBCUs by State
  • HBCU Rankings 2022
  • HBCU College Tours
  • Contact Us
  • About Us

Popular Posts

  • Happy female college student working on research paper topics. Research Paper Topics: 50 Ideas to Get Started
  • Top 25 HBCU Rankings 2022 HBCU Rankings 2022: The Top 25 Black Colleges from U.S. News
  • Graduates celebrate at the 2018 Spring Undergraduate Commencement of Jackson State University, one of the largest HBCUs in the nation at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. Largest HBCU in the Nation: Top 10 Black Colleges by Enrollment
  • Bowie State's nursing program students check a patient in class simulation. Top 10 HBCU Nursing Schools Rankings for 2022 by RN to BSN
  • HBCU Sororities and Fraternities to Consider The Divine 9: Sororities and Fraternities on HBCU Campuses

Before Footer

Join Our HBCU Community

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up to receive weekly HBCU news, jobs, and advice in your inbox.

Sign Me Up

Footer

About HBCU Lifestyle

The spirit and camaraderie of black college living is a lifestyle - the HBCU lifestyle! We're committed to keeping you connected to the black college living experience, bringing you the latest on everything, from scholarships and dorm living to Greek life and alumni giving.


Contact Us

Latest from the Blog

  • Morehouse Leads as #1 Producer of Black Male Doctorate Graduates
  • FSU Wins Grant to Study Impact of Artificial Intelligence
  • TMCF Announces Three TSU Students As Apple E&I Scholars
  • White House Initiative on HBCUs Names 2022 HBCU Scholars
  • Newsletter
  • Jobs & Internships
  • Shop
  • List of HBCUs
  • HBCU Rankings
  • HBCU Scholarships
Copyright © 2010-2022 HBCU Lifestyle, LLC. All rights reserved.
Contact Us | Sitemap | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Get the best of the Black college experience delivered to your inbox.
Your email address:*
Name:*
Subscribe to (select all that apply):*





Please wait...
Please enter all required fields Click to hide
Correct invalid entries Click to hide
No spam, ever. Promise. Powered by FeedBlitz