The SDARJ Charlotte King Scholarship Program

The Charlotte King Scholarship Program of the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice provides $1500 scholarships to selected Sussex County students who are continuing their education beyond high school, demonstrate commitment to racial justice through community involvement, identify as Black and/or African American, and agree to have their photo and responses used in our materials.

Eligibility:

The applicant must be an African American/Black resident of Sussex County, Delaware, attending a public high school in Sussex County.
The applicant must be a student in good standing who will be matriculating into a two-year or four-year non-profit college, university, or vocational school for the following academic year. The applicant does not need to designate his or her selection of continuing education institution at the time of the scholarship application.
The applicant must have earned a grade point average of 2.50 or higher.

Criteria:

Through responses on the application, the applicant must demonstrate qualities of citizenship and leadership as well as concern for furthering racial understanding, justice, and equity.

The applicant should include any past or current actions they have taken that demonstrate a commitment to racial justice and equity. Examples of these actions may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Student-initiated school or community-based service programs
Peer mentoring; homework assistance for younger students; volunteering for literacy education; coaching assistance for other children; work in food banks
Student Council or youth-in-government participation
Participation in one or more events (workshops, demonstrations, and discussions) on the subject of racial justice and/or equity.
Participation in event(s) sponsored by the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice.

3 steps to apply:

Meet the requirements and complete the form by the deadline (11:59 PM on April 1, 2026).
Email a clear pdf, screen shot, or photo of your high school transcript.
Ask a non-related person familiar with your accomplishments (such as a teacher, counselor, coach, administrator, or religious leader) to email a reference letter.

Do you have any questions?
Email us.

How to Donate to the Scholarship Fund

If you would like to make a donation to the scholarship fund, click here, and select “Scholarships Fund” in the “use this donation for” dropdown.

To donate an entire scholarship, select “Other” and donate $1,500 to the “Scholarship Fund”.

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SDARJ Charlotte King Scholarship Application

The Charlotte King Scholarship of the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice provides $1500 scholarships to selected Sussex County students who are continuing their education beyond high school, who demonstrate commitment to racial justice and equity through community involvement, who identify as Black and/or African American, and who agree to have their photo and responses used in our materials. Please apply through this form. In order to complete your application, you will also need to email your high school transcript and a letter of reference to sdarj.educmte@gmail.com. Applications close 11:59 PM on April 1, 2026.

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What is your full name (first, middle(s), last)?*

First Middle Last

Email*

What is your birthdate (month, day, year)?*

What high school do you attend?*

What is your mailing address?*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

What is your preferred telephone number*

What is your parent's or guardian's name?*

First Last

What is your parent's or guardian's email address?*

What is your school counselor's name?*

First Last

What is your school counselor's email address?*

Do you identify as Black and/or African American?*

Yes

Essay Portion

Please respond in a thoughtful, edited paragraph to EACH of the questions below with 250-500 words. Your responses will be used to evaluate your application. We are interested in your experience, current actions, and future plans contributing to racial justice and equity, so please do not use AI (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.). All submissions will be evaluated with AI-detecting software.

Why is racial justice important to you?*

Please describe how you have demonstrated (or plan to demonstrate) commitment to racial justice through community* involvement. *Community can be your school, town, neighborhood, religious group, team, etc.*

Please describe a person, famous or not, who is (or has been) influential and inspirational to you with regard to racial justice, diversity, or equity. Please explain why you chose this person.*

What are your continuing educational goals?*

Signature Section

Please read each statement carefully. Your typed signature indicates you agree with the whole statement.

Student Electronic Signature*

Parent / Guardian Electronic Signature*

NEXT STEPS

Your scholarship application is ALMOST complete. In order to apply, you need to:

Meet the requirements and complete this form.
Email a clear pdf, screen shot, or photo of your high school transcript to sdarj.educmte@gmail.com. Please put "Scholarship" in the subject line.
Ask a non-related person familiar with you to email a reference letter to sdarj.educmte@gmail.com. Your reference should put "Scholarship" in the subject line.
That's it for now. However, please be aware that, if you are selected for a scholarship, you will need to provide proof of enrollment (with your name and your school name) in a continuing education program NO LATER THAN AUGUST 3, 2026 in order for your funds to be released. Other release documents will also be requested.