$5,000 Assemble Scholarship for HBCU Students Due 2/22

Background & Award:

Are you interested in using media, research, and narrative to help transform Black & Brown Communities? Are you looking to grow your network and meet more BIPOC professionals? Do you want some real hands-on experience under excellent mentorship?

BeGreat Together, the non-profit subsidiary of newly launched BIPOC tech platform, Assemble.fyi, will be filming short documentaries starting Spring 2022, focused on Black and Latino community changemakers and the work that they are doing to transform their communities. Each short documentary will contain historical and present-day facts and statistics related to the community area of change being promoted. Some topics will include: Black and Latino maternal health, advocacy and art within Latino communities, housing advocacy, engaging our justice system, and more.

We will provide three $5,000 scholarships to junior, senior or graduate level HBCU students, interested in being a part of the research team for four short documentaries that will be filmed.

Eligibility: All applicants must be an actively enrolled full-time junior, senior, or grad student in an accredited HBCU college/university.

How to Apply: Students can apply here by the February 22nd deadline. Applicants are asked to submit a 450-500 word essay in response to the prompts provided.