The Bryan A. Collins Memorial Scholarship Program awards $2,000.00 scholarship grants to outstanding college students at Tennessee State University who demonstrate excellence in pursuit of their college degrees.
Students selected for this scholarship must embody the values embraced by the late Bryan A. Collins — great with people, great at academics and great in extra-curricular leadership activities.
Because of Bryan’s love of his fraternity, first preference will be given to Kappa Alpha Psi members who meet the eligibility criteria prior to extending scholarship consideration to the broader Tennessee State student body.
Any Tennessee State University student meeting the eligibility criteria is encouraged to apply.
Eligibility Criteria
Scholarship applicants must:
- Be a enrolled as an undergraduate student at Tennessee State University.
- Be involved in extra-curricular or campus activities outside of the classroom, demonstrating leadership in such activities.
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale).
- Provide at least one faculty recommendation that highlights the applicant’s interpersonal excellence in working with students, faculty, administrators, campus employees or in the community.
- All winners must be present at the Annual Bryan A. Collins Scholarship awards luncheon held in the late March/early April time frame immediately after notification to be recognized and honored. Those not present will forfeit the scholarship.
Scholarship Grant
Students selected will receive a $2,000.00 scholarship grant. This one-time grant will be paid directly to Tennessee State University and applied the tuition of the student in two equal installments ($1000.00 for the Fall Semester tuition and $1000.00 for the Spring Semester tuition).
Application
Applications for the 2019-20 scholarship grants should be received before the deadline on or about March 1, 2019. Please contact Dr. John Cade regarding the specific deadline as it could change. You can download an application by clicking here and then printing off the form at the bottom of the page.
Notification
Winners will be selected and notified of their award status sometime on or before April 2019. Winners will also be formally recognized and honored at the Bryan A. Collins Scholarship Celebration in the April 2018 time frame on the Tennessee State campus in Nashville, Tennessee.