Scholarships

Turning big dreams into bigger achievements.

Explore the possibilities

Scholarships are an essential part of TogetherATL, our commitment to advancing equity and shared prosperity throughout our region. After all, earning a college degree is a key to economic and social mobility. Our scholarships help to make college affordable for students, giving them access to new opportunities that can change their lives.

Scholarships also give our donors the opportunity to affect the lives of local students positively and directly.

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Trinitee Richards

Trinitee Richards received a scholarship from the Jim Kennedy Scholarship Fund to attend her dream school, North Carolina A&T State University. Hear how the scholarship benefited her and learn about her goals after graduation.

Scholarship opportunities and eligibility criteria

Each year, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta provides hundreds of scholarships to students through a variety of scholarship funds.

Applications for most of the scholarships in the 2024-2025 cycle open on December 12, 2023 and close on March 1, 2024. All 2024-2025 scholarship applicants will be notified of decisions by July 1, 2024.

Have questions about our scholarship application instructions or about the application process? Check out our FAQs here.

Available scholarships

Instructions for renewing scholarship recipients

Our Renewal Application for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 will be emailed to all current scholarship recipients by May 12, 2024.

Transform lives

Are you a philanthropist interested in creating a scholarship fund? Let’s get the conversation started.

Sybil Elie
Co-Investment Liaison
404.333.0103
selie@cfgreateratlanta.org

Here to help

If you’re a scholarship recipient and need assistance, please email scholarships@cfgreateratlanta.org. If you would like to be notified when scholarship applications open, please sign up for our scholarships e-newsletter.

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Eligible applications will be carefully reviewed and scholarships will be awarded on a nondiscriminatory basis. Award recommendations are approved by the Community Foundation's Board of Directors. Scholarship awards are paid directly to the educational institutions where the successful candidates are enrolled.