Ambassadors of Potential Scholarship Program - Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City

Up to $10,000 in scholarship funding will be awarded to Littles seeking a degree at an institution for higher education.

Eligibility requirements:

- Applicants must be enrolled as a Little in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City program - Applicants must have a demonstrated commitment to the BBBS program - Applicants must be a senior in high school, currently enrolled in higher education, or seeking to re-enroll in higher education

Applications are due by Friday, May 17th.

Application requirements:

To submit an application, students must complete the general application, write a personal essay and BBBS testimony, provide a reference letter from their Big, and upload a current copy of their transcripts.

1. Personal Essay: Please write a short essay (approximately 500 words) describing your college and career goals. In your essay, please explain how the Ambassadors of Potential Scholarship will help you reach your goals.
2. BBBS Testimony: Please write a short essay (approximately 500 words) explaining what your match means to you. In your essay, please describe how your Big has helped you reach your goals.
3. Big Reference: Have your Big write a reference letter using the following as a guide: The BBBS Ambassadors of Potential Scholarship Program funded by the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City Ambassadors will award up to $10,000 in scholarship funding to a BBBS Littles seeking a degree in higher education. Please write a reference letter for this applicant explaining why you believe this student is highly qualified and deserving to receive scholarship funding from the BBBS Ambassadors of Potential Scholarship Program.
4. Transcripts: Please have a digital copy of your most recent academic transcripts from high school and higher education (if applicable). The transcripts can be an unofficial copy. Please ask your match support specialist if you have questions about this step.

We strongly recommend that you complete and collect all four of these before beginning your application. Review the form below and make sure you have everything you need before you start filling out the application.

Questions? Contact Andrew Long at andrew.long@bbbskc.org

Student Information

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Phone(Required)

Student Status(Required)

Currently Enrolled in High School

Currently Enrolled in 4-Year College

Currently Enrolled in 2-Year College

Not currently enrolled in school; seeking to return or start higher-education

Do you identify as a member of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning) community?(Required)

High School Information

High School Attended(Required)

High School Graduation Year(Required)

High School GPA (on a 4.00 scale) *(Required)

Higher-Education Information

School Applicant will attend in Fall 2024(Required)

Intended Major(Required)

Expected Higher-Education Graduation Year(Required)

Are you interested in attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU)?(Required)

Have you previously attended this school or any other form of higher-education? If so, please explain.(Required)

If you were previously enrolled in higher-education, what was your most recent GPA?

Please list all scholarships, grants or loans you have. To be considered for this scholarship, applicants are highly encouraged to have previously applied to and/or received other scholarship or loan funding for higher education.(Required)

BBBS Information

Your Big's First and Last Name(Required)

Please list any BBBS events you have attended.(Required)

Please list any BBBS resources you have utilized.(Required)

Supporting Materials

Personal Essay(Required)

Accepted file types: txt, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 4 MB.

Please upload your personal essay here. Personal Essay Prompt: Please write a short essay (approximately 500 words) describing your college and career goals. In your essay, please explain how the Ambassadors of Potential Scholarship will help you reach your goals.

BBBS Testimony(Required)

Accepted file types: txt, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 4 MB.

Please upload your BBBS testimony here. BBBS Testimony Prompt: Please write a short essay (approximately 500 words) explaining what your match means to you. In your essay, please describe how your Big has helped you reach your goals.

Big Reference(Required)

Accepted file types: txt, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 4 MB.

Please upload a reference letter from your Big here.

Transcripts(Required)

Accepted file types: txt, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 6 MB.

Please upload a copy of your most recent academic transcripts from high school or higher education.