College Rep Visit: University of Louisiana at Lafayette

• • Tuesday, Jan 20 from 3 - 4 pm, Downtown

Semester Look-Ahead:

• • MLK Day (no Monday program): Jan 19

  • Mardi Gras Break: Week of Feb 16 - 19

  • EBR Spring Break: Week of Apr 6 - 9

  • Last Week of Senior Programs: Week of Apr 20

  • Fellowship Formal: Apr 30 (more info to come)

Scholarships: 

• The FOSSI STEM Scholars Program is a $40,000 scholarship for students pursuing STEM degrees at HBCUs, plus mentorship and industry networking opportunities.

  • Deadline: January 15

• The Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship awards up to $40,000 and a guaranteed paid internship to seniors planning to major in computer science, software engineering, or related STEM fields.

  • Deadline: January 15

• Thurgood Marshall Fund: Multiple opportunities across careers and industries. Create an account with minimal information to get started.

• United Negro College Fund: Multiple opportunities, some may be location restricted. Requires account creation with more detailed information.

• Free MyCAP Account is an online platform to compare financial aid offers, estimate net costs, and plan how to pay for college. Fellows and families should use CAP as they start the financial aid process this fall.

💰NEW! Scholarships in Overgrad: BRYC uploaded dozens of new scholarship links to the Scholarship Search tab in Overgrad - check it out!

• Check your email daily and forward any college, program, scholarship, or financial aid requests to your BRYC Counselor

• Update your BRYC Counselor on any admission decisions, scholarship decisions, or changes to your post-secondary plan

• Complete the CSS Profile if required by your college

• Forward FAFSA and CSS confirmation emails to your BRYC Counselor

• Update your FAFSA and CSS status in Overgrad under the Financial Aid tab