HBCU Competitiveness Scholars

BSU this is your opportunity to nominate an outstanding Bulldog to be the next HBCU Competitiveness Scholar. The HBCU Competitiveness Scholars will help form the next generation of leaders who exhibit and champion HBCU excellence.

The Initiative will select Scholars for their:

  • Academic achievement: established classroom performance;
  • Civic and campus engagement: proven leadership to make a positive difference at their institutions and in their communities; and
  • Entrepreneurial ethos: demonstrated character to pursue new opportunities, despite limited resources, i.e., the “go-getter” or competitive spirit.

For the specified academic school year, Scholars will serve as representatives of their respective institutions and communities to the Initiative. The Initiative will provide outreach and engagement opportunities for Scholars as well as information and resources to disseminate among their fellow students. Scholars will participate in regional events, webinars; and monthly web chats with the Initiative staff and other professionals from a wide range of disciplines. Scholars also will have opportunities to engage with one another to showcase individual and collective talent across the HBCU spectrum. Find out more about the initiative.

Please note that all packets must be reviewed, approved and submitted to the U.S. Department of Education by the Office of the President to qualify as a valid submission.

Eligibility and Rules

The nominee must be a current undergraduate, graduate or professional HBCU student in good standing at an accredited institution and must be enrolled in good standing for the entire 2020-2021 academic school year.

For Student (Self-Nomination)

Please follow the guidelines below and work with a faculty/staff member to have your completed packet reviewed following the guidelines stated below

For Faculty/Staff Nominators

Please assist your nominee with completing their packet and following the submission guidelines as stated below.

The nominee must submit a completed nomination that will include:

  • Unofficial transcript
  • Student interest essay (500 words or less). The nominee must briefly describe their
  • Academic achievements;
  • Demonstrated civic and/or campus engagement;
  • Proven entrepreneurial ethos;
  • Personal and career aspirations/needs;
  • Institutions' and communities' aspirations/ needs; and
  • Ideas how the WHIHBCU and this recognition support those aspirations/needs)
  • Resumé
  • Signed institutional endorsement commitment letter (please have your advisor, department chair or another staff person draft a letter based on their interactions and familiarity with you as a student at BSU) and submit the signed copy as a part  of your nomination packet.

All nomination packets must be submitted to presidentsassistant@bowiestate.edu by May 15, 2020 by close of business to be considered. Once the packets review period ends, nominees will be notified on the status of their packet. The Office of President will be the final submission authority on completed packets.