JLD Scholarship Fund Award Requirements

Dear Applicant:

JLD Community Solutions proudly announces our annual JLD Scholarship Fund award, established to assist recipients with the costs of their college education.  Each applicant must currently be a high school senior who will enter their freshman year of college or vocational school during Fall 2025.

Recipients will be honored and presented with a scholarship during the senior assembly program on Friday, May 17th to assist with the educational expenses to a college or vocational school of their choosing.  The scholarship award amount will be announced during the senior assembly program.  To be deemed eligible, the following guidelines of this application must be adhered to carefully:

Award amount: $1,500

Eligibility Criteria:

(1) Must be a young man of color (African American/Indigenous/People of Color) graduating Lexington Senior High School in Spring 2025.

(2) Must be attending a college/university/vocational school starting Fall 2025.

(3) Must be a citizen and permanent resident of U.S.

(4) Must possess a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

(5) Proof of actual enrollment is required before any awarded funds are disbursed.

Read all sections of the application thoroughly

• Complete all sections of the online application by clicking the link below. You will receive a confirmation via email once the application is completed successfully.
• Attach high school transcript with GPA (grade point average)
• Include your college/university/vocational school “letter of acceptance”*
• Complete "Personal Statement" outlining your motivation for applying, future aspirations, and how receiving the scholarship will aid you in achieving your goals.           
• Completed applications will be reviewed prior to the senior assembly and recipients announced during the program. A letter will be provided detailing further instructions on the disbursement of funds.

*You may still apply if you have not yet received your "letter of acceptance". However, the "letter of acceptance" must be provided prior to any award funds being disbursed.

Hard copies of the applications will also be available at Lexington Senior High School for applicants who prefer to fill out the application manually.

Feedback Survey

Upon being selected, scholarship recipients must complete a post-award feedback survey within 30 days of receiving notification of the first award disbursement. The survey will help assess the effectiveness of the scholarship program and gather insights for future improvements

PLEASE NOTE: Scholarship awards are disbursed in two installments with the first disbursement being provided during the fall semester and the second disbursement provided in the spring semester of the recipients freshman year. Recipients are required to inform JLD Community Solutions via email at support@jldscholarshipfund.org if they have decided not to attend college/university/vocational school during either of the semesters and forfeit disbursement of funds. JLD Community Solutions reserves the right to request proof of enrollment to college/university/vocational school and to require the return of funds if they are not being used to cover educational expenses as a result of recipient not being enrolled in college/university/vocational school during the time of scholarship disbursement.