SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION 2021

Guidelines

• The Gamma Rho Zeta in Partnership with the Five Pearls of Excellence, Incorporated Scholarship Award is available to high or vocational school graduating seniors in Manatee and Sarasota Counties planning to enter college in the fall of 2021.
  
  
• The applicant's overall underweighted grade point average (GPA) must be 2.8 or above.
  
  
• Completed applications must be submitted on or before the deadline to be considered for review. Physical applications must be postmarked by January 16, 2021.
  
  
• The scholarship applicant must attend an interview and college readiness workshop if selected to move forward to be considered for candidacy.
  
  
• The scholarship applicant will be expected to attend an Annual Award Ceremony at the end of the academic year of their application.
  
  
• Proof of enrollment and college or university acceptance must be received prior to fund distribution.
  
  
• The scholarship will be awarded directly to the college or university the applicant will be attending in the following Fall or Spring Semester after applying and can be used to cover tuition, textbooks, and any other appropriate university fees.
  
  
• Candidates(s) may also qualify for the Nathaniel Brown, Sr. Memorial Scholarship. The applicant must enter college in the fall of 2021 and major in Education.

Paperless applications available at the link below. Students who plan to participate in completing an online application must have a Google Account.

Paperless Scholorship Application

Or

Download the Scholarship Application (PDF)

Just download the scholarship application and type in your answers. Be sure to save as you go and when completed you can print and then mail in your application to:

The Five Pearls of Excellence, Incorporated
In partnership with
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
ATTN:  Briana Nelson-Canty
P.O. Box 1781
Bradenton, FL 34206