The 2021 ECOC Scholarship Application Deadline is December 11th, 2020

The ECOC annual theme scholarship requires students to provide a submission that addresses the annual summit theme. The theme for 2021 is "Infinite Hope with Deliberate Effort."

• Five Scholarship awards the amounts of $3,000 (1) and $2,000 (4)  will be awarded.
• Total of $11,000 in scholarships will be awarded!!!
•  All applicants must be High School Students Grades 11th– 12th, any high school student (any grade) concurrently enrolled in college and College Students 21 years old or younger. 
• Students must register for and attend ECOC Summit to receive scholarship award. 
• All applications must be submitted to the Scholarship Committee via online application by 11:59 pm, December 11, 2020. 

Please refer to grading rubric for further instruction. All non-essay submissions require a short, written explanation of the student’s submission.

GE Johnson sponsors the George Harris Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is available to students interested in pursuing education for a career in the construction field. 

Please read carefully and fill out all required information. 

• One scholarship in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded.
• All applicants must be High School Students Grades 11th– 12th, any high school student (any grade) concurrently enrolled in college and College Students 21 years old or younger. 
• Students must register for and attend ECOC Summit to receive scholarship award. 
• All applications must be submitted to the Scholarship Committee via online application by 11:59 pm, December 11, 2020. 
• Written essays only.

All submissions should directly address the student’s interest in the construction field and how the student would pursue a career in that field. The essay should be between 2 and 5 pages double spaced and use proper spelling and grammar. The essay should be marked with the student’s name, age, grade, school, phone number, and email address. Please refer to Judging Criteria posted on the ECOC Scholarship page. 

Please read carefully and fill out all required information. 

• One scholarship in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded.
• All applicants must be High School Students Grades 11th– 12th, any high school student (any grade) concurrently enrolled in college and College Students 21 years old or younger. 
• Students must register for and attend ECOC Summit to receive scholarship award. 
• All applications must be submitted to the Scholarship Committee via online application by 11:59 pm, December 11, 2020. 
• Written essays only.

All submissions should directly address the student’s interest in cosmetology and how the student would pursue a career in that field. The essay should be between 2 and 5 pages double spaced and use proper spelling and grammar. The essay should be double-spaced, uses a legible font (e.g. Times New Roman) and the font size is 12 pt. The essay should be marked with the student’s name, age, grade, school, phone number, and email address. Please refer to Judging Criteria posted on the ECOC Scholarship page.

The Ann Delores Scott Memorial Scholarship is available to single mothers who are interested in pursuing higher education. 

• Two scholarship(s) in the amount of $500 will be awarded.
• All applicants must be High School Students Grades 11th– 12th, any high school student (any grade) concurrently enrolled in college and College Students 21 years old or younger. 
• Must be a single mom who is interested in pursuing higher education
• Students must register for and attend ECOC Summit to receive scholarship award. 
• All applications must be submitted to the Scholarship Committee via online application by 11:59 pm, December 11, 2020. 
• Written essays only.

All submissions should directly address the student’s interest, as a single mother, in pursuing higher education and how the student will achieve their plan. The essay should be between 2 and 5 pages double spaced and use proper spelling and grammar. The essay should be marked with the student’s name, age, grade, school, phone number, and email address. Please refer to Judging Criteria posted on the ECOC Scholarship page. 

Please read carefully and fill out all required information. 

• Two scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each will be awarded.
• All applicants must be High School Students Grades 11th– 12th, any high school student (any grade) concurrently enrolled in college and College Students 21 years old or younger. 
• Students must register for and attend ECOC Summit to receive scholarship award. 
• All applications must be submitted to the Scholarship Committee via online application by 11:59 pm, December 11, 2020. 
• Written essays only.

All submissions should include the following: An essay 1½ to 2 pages TYPED and DOUBLED-SPACED (PLEASE ATTACH RESPONSE TO THE APPLICATION.) You will not be penalized for going over two pages should you choose to do so. However, you will be penalized if your essay is less than 1 ½ pages long.

Choose one (1) of the following essay topics:

A. What do you consider to be the single most important societal problem? Why?

B. What are your future aspirations and how will the degree you plan to pursue enable you to achieve those aspirations?

C. Describe the solutions you would propose to improve or resolve one of the following issues: United States Homeless Population, Race Relations in the United States or Drugs and alcohol abuse.

D. How will a college degree prepare you to be a better citizen of the world?

The essay should be marked with the student’s name, age, grade, school, phone number, and email address. 

Edna Williams Memorial Scholarship- Edna Williams received a Teaching degree and a master’s degree in teaching from San Francisco State and University of Colorado, Boulder, respectively. She changed the lives of hundreds of students through a 45-year career in teaching. She taught for Harrison School District 2 and served as a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Please read carefully and fill out all required information. 

• One (1) or two (2) scholarship(s) in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded.
• All applicants must be High School Students Grades 11th– 12th, any high school student (any grade) concurrently enrolled in college and College Students 21 years old or younger. 
• Students must register for and attend ECOC Summit to receive scholarship award. 
• All applications must be submitted to the Scholarship Committee via online application by 11:59 pm, December 11, 2020. 
• Written essays only.

All submissions should address “The goals I (student) will achieve in 10 years, through higher education.” Submissions should be 2-3 pages double spaces and should use proper grammar and spelling. The essay should be marked with the student’s name, age, grade, school, phone number, and email address. 

ECOC, Inc. is offering Teacher Grant Awards. The intent of this award is to provide $500 for either educational attainment, programming or classroom support. 

Please read carefully and fill out all required information.

• Two grants in the amount of $500 will be awarded. 
• All applicants must be serving in the role of a teacher.
• Educator must attend ECOC Summit.
• Educator must be present on the day of event to receive scholarship award.
• All applications must be submitted to the Scholarship Committee via online application by 11:59 pm, December 11, 2020.

All submissions should directly address how they will use this award for either educational attainment, programming or classroom support. The essay should be between 3 and 5 pages double spaced and use proper spelling and grammar. The essay should be marked with the teacher’s name, school where they teach, phone number, and email address.