2025 Spectrum Scholars Program

Imagine the unlimited opportunities you can be exposed to by being part of a Fortune 100 company. Spectrum Scholars provides more than just financial support. As part of the program, you have a network of peers who share your drive and a community of mentors invested in your success, helping you grow both personally and professionally. Apply now!

The Spectrum Scholars Program is a two-year educational program for eligible rising college juniors with financial need who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native American. The annual scholarship program awards college students $20,000 each, half during their junior year and half during their senior year.

Program Components:

• Scholarship: Scholars will receive $20,000 ($10,000 will be disbursed at the beginning of your junior year and $10,000 will be disbursed at the beginning of your senior year).

• Internship: Scholars are guaranteed a 10-week paid summer internship opportunity.

• Professional Development: Scholars will be provided with a structured engagement strategy that includes skills and career-readiness training and telecommunications industry education.

• Mentorship: Scholars will be assigned a Spectrum employee mentor to provide guidance throughout the program.

To be considered, applicants must:

• Be a rising college junior graduating May 2027 - August 2027 pursuing a Bachelor's degree.

• Demonstrate financial need.

• Explore summer internship opportunities with Spectrum.

• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

• Have authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.

• Identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and/or Native American.

• Must be able to participate and successfully complete all program-related activities.

• Reside within 50 miles of a Charter corporate office in Stamford, CT, Charlotte, NC, St. Louis, MO, Denver, CO, Austin, TX.

• Major in one of the following areas in residing location:

  • Austin, TX

    • Business Administration

    • Computer Science

    • Electrical Engineering

  • Charlotte, NC

    • Accounting

    • Ad Sales

    • Business Administration

    • Cyber Security

    • Computer Science

    • Finance

    • Human Resources

    • Information Systems

    • Information Technology

    • I/O Psychology

    • Marketing

  • Denver, CO

    • Application Development

    • Computer Information Systems (CIS)

    • Computer Programming

    • Computer Science

    • Cyber Security

    • Data Science

    • Digital Design

    • Interactive Design

    • Java Developing

    • Management Information Systems (MIS)

    • Motion and Animation Design

    • Network Engineering

    • Networking Developing

    • Product Design

    • Supply Chain Management

    • Systems Engineering

    • Telecommunications

    • User Experience or User Interface (UX/UI)

    • Visual Design

    • Web Design

  • Stamford, CT

    • Business Administration

    • Communication Design

    • Communications

    • Government Affairs

    • Human Resources

    • Mass Communications

    • Media Studies

    • Marketing

    • Public Relations

  • St Louis, MO

    • Accounting

    • Ad Sales

    • Business Administration

    • Computer Information Systems (CIS)

    • Computer Science

    • Cyber Security

    • Finance

    • Information Technology

    • Legal

    • Management Information Systems (MIS)

    • Statistics - Advanced Analytics, Modeling

What to expect and documents you will need when applying for the Spectrum Scholars Program:

Documents:

• 2025 - 2026 FAFSA Form

• 2025 - 2026 Financial Aid Award Letter

• Transcript

What to Expect:

• Submit written essay

• Record video introduction

Once the application window closes on April 4th, eligible applications will go through a review process and a member of the scholars team will reach out to you to confirm eligibility requirements. This process usually takes a month to complete.