Google Form Application Submission

The WWJ 2025 Scholarship intake process is closed. The 2026 Scholarships process will begin in 2026.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

A written application (including an essay)
Two written recommendations (one from a school official/one from community leader or workplace employer)
School Official Form
Official High School Transcript

Submission and Deadline

Applications must be RECEIVED by Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Scholarship Finalists will be notified no later than May 2025 to present themselves for a personal interview before the scholarship committee.
The scholarship recipients MUST attend the Final Rites of Passage Ceremony event in June 2025

Applications can be submitted digitally via link above. Please see forms required for submission at the bottom of this page. For additional questions, please email us at wwjcommunityprojectsinc@gmail.com,

Subject: Scholarship.

Wheeler, Wilson & Johnson HBCU Scholarship: 1 Year - $3,000.00

*Preference maybe given for Bronx residency or attending a high school in the Bronx

a) Is attending an Historically Black College or University (HBCU) for the 2024-2025 school year

b) Actively involved in community service

c) Applying for financial aid in addition to receiving this scholarship

Eta Omega Omega Rites of Passage Scholarship: 1 Year - $3,000.00

a) Has successfully completed the WWJ Rites of Passage Program

b) Actively involved in community service

c) Attending a four-year college or university in the Fall of 2024 school year

d) Applying for financial aid in addition to receiving this scholarship

Dorothy Sharpe-Hart Memorial Scholarship: 1 Year - $1000.00

a) Has an IEP, graduated high school and attending college

b) Actively involved in community service

c) Applying for financial aid in addition to receiving this scholarship

Former President Scholarship: 1 Year - $1000.00

a) Is attending a community/ junior college or trade school

b) Actively involved in community service

c) Applying for financial aid in addition to receiving this scholarship

Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Google Application Form