Ezekiel Taylor Scholarship Foundation Application 2025

Please be sure to have the following materials ready. (You will be asked to provide them in your scholarship application):

1. High School Transcript
2. Proof of Residency
3. Submission of Essay
4. Two (2) Letter of Recommendation and Recommenders Information
5. 2.5 or above GPA
6. ACT or SAT Scores

The Ezekiel Taylor Scholarship Foundation will award scholarship funds to African-American male high school seniors who reside in Cook County in Chicago, Illinois.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS:

1) African-American male & a high school senior

2) Chicago Area/Cook County resident

• Proof of residency is required and should include school transcripts, utility bills, government ID, or etc.

3) At least 2.5 GPA

4) Provide proof of ACT/SAT score

5) Must attend a two or four-year college or university

6) Must write a 500-750 word essay answering the following questions:

• How has the Chicago violence impacted your life, your family and friends?

• Despite the impact, how will you use the situation to make a positive impact in your community?

7) Provide a copy of high school transcript

8) Provide two (2) letters of recommendation. Letters must include recommenders' contact information. (Example of recommenders' - a teacher, principal, counselor, spiritual leader, mentor or employer.)

• Applications will be reviewed by the Ezekiel Taylor Scholarship Foundation Committee.

• Application finalists will be contacted via email and/or phone for a face-to-face interview.

• Winners will be announced via email by April 29, 2024. Non-winners/finalists will NOT be contacted.

• All winners MUST attend/participate in the Scholarship Awards Gala & Fundraiser on Saturday, July 27, 2024. **Failure to appear or participate in awards gala, results in the forfeit of funds**