Links Scholarship

2023 SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA

To be considered an applicant for a scholarship from the Long Island Chapter, The Links, Incorporated, students must meet the following criteria:

1.   Be African American, Afro-Caribbean, or of African descent

2. Be a resident of the areas served by the Long Island Chapter, The Links, Incorporated.  Those areas include Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens Counties

3. Be a high school senior

4. Have applied or plan to apply to enroll at an accredited college

5. Demonstrate academic capacity, good citizenship, and participation in school and community activities.

6. Demonstrate some level of need for scholarship assistance.

7. Each student will be considered based on completion of the Long Island Chapter, The Links, Incorporated Scholarship Application with the following attachments:

a)       Copy of high school transcript

b)      Personal essay (in Calibri and 11-point font between 150-300 words)

c)      Two letters of recommendation.  Both recommendation letters must be on official   stationery/letterhead and should be no longer than one page

    i.       One must be from a guidance counselor or current teacher

  ii.       The other recommendation letter can come from other school personnel or a community       organization representative.

8. Only applications that are complete will be considered.

9. Only complete applications uploaded by April 15, 2023, will be considered.

Please complete the application using this Google Form.