The Jackie Robinson Foundation awards four-year scholarships of up to $35,000 total to graduating high school seniors who show academic excellence, leadership, community service, and demonstrated financial need, plus ongoing mentoring and internship placement. The 2026-27 cycle opens September 1, 2026 and is due January 14, 2027 at 5:00pm EST, requiring three brief essays, one adult recommendation, a CSS Profile, and an ACT/SAT score.
Eligibility
DemographicsJRF's stated mission is addressing the achievement gap in higher education, but the official published eligibility list (U.S. citizenship, financial need, academic excellence, leadership, community service, plan to attend a JRF-approved 4-year college) does not itself state a race/ethnicity requirement, despite the program's historic focus on students of color — softened from the prior 'for minority students' framing, which overstated it as a formal eligibility gate.
Applying
Up to $35,000 total across four years; no per-year breakdown is published.