Section 1 of 4
Chicago Area Fisk University Alumni Association Scholarship (CAFUAA) Application
Please submit your application by or before Friday, May 15, 2026. Contact Dr. Yani Mason at chicagoareafiskalumniassoc@gmail.com if you have questions regarding this application.
Applicant interviews will take place May 18 - June 30, 2026.
Students selected for the scholarship must attend the CAFUAA Back to School Party on Saturday, July 11, 2026. The location and additional details regarding the Back to School Party will be forthcoming shortly.
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Are you a first time applicant for a CAFUAA scholarship?
Are you a first time applicant for a CAFUAA scholarship?
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If no, what year(s) have you previously applied for a CAFAA scholarship?
If no, what year(s) have you previously applied for a CAFAA scholarship?
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Have you previously received a scholarship from CAFUAA?
Have you previously received a scholarship from CAFUAA?
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Do you have a family member who graduated from Fisk University? If so, please list their name, the year they graduated from Fisk, and their relationship to you (e.g. WEB DuBois, 1888, Great-Grandfather)
Do you have a family member who graduated from Fisk University? If so, please list their name, the year they graduated from Fisk, and their relationship to you (e.g. WEB DuBois, 1888, Great-Grandfather)
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Section 2 of 4
Your Achievements (Incoming Freshmen)
Are you an incoming freshman?
Are you an incoming freshman?
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What is your high school GPA?
What is your high school GPA?
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Please list the name of your high school.
Please list the name of your high school.
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What is your class rank? (Please list your rank out of the total number of students, e.g. 2nd out of 500)
What is your class rank? (Please list your rank out of the total number of students, e.g. 2nd out of 500)
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Please list your school and community extracurricular activities including the name of the organization and any leadership position(s) that you held.
Please list your school and community extracurricular activities including the name of the organization and any leadership position(s) that you held.
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Section 3 of 4
Your Achievements (Returning and Transfer Students)
What is your classification?
What is your classification?
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What is your cumulative GPA?
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If you are a transfer student, what is the name and address of the college/university you are transferring from?
If you are a transfer student, what is the name and address of the college/university you are transferring from?
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Please list your school and community extracurricular activities including the name of the organization and any leadership position(s) that you held. (Returning and transfer students should list their college extracurriculars only.)
Please list your school and community extracurricular activities including the name of the organization and any leadership position(s) that you held. (Returning and transfer students should list their college extracurriculars only.)
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Section 4 of 4
About the CAFUAA Scholarships
Your application and essays will be reviewed and assessed based on the following: content, style, clarity, coherence, and organization. Select ONE of the essay questions below and create an essay (250 words minimum, 500 words maximum) based on your desire to submit an application for either a general scholarship or a merit scholarship.
General Scholarship:
Award amount: $2,000 minimum
Number of awards given: TBD
Eligibility Criteria: 2.75 GPA
Merit Scholarship:
Award amount: $2,000 minimum
Number of awards given: TBD
Eligibility Criteria: 3.5 GPA
General Scholarship:
Award amount: $2,000 minimum
Number of awards given: TBD
Eligibility Criteria: 2.75 GPA
Merit Scholarship:
Award amount: $2,000 minimum
Number of awards given: TBD
Eligibility Criteria: 3.5 GPA
Which scholarship(s) are you applying for?
Which scholarship(s) are you applying for?
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General Scholarship Questions
General Scholarship Questions
Please create a 250-500 word essay in response to one of the following questions:
New Students:
**Describe what unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced that have shaped who you are today?
Extra Option:
**What factors encouraged your decision to attend Fisk University? Why do you think Fisk University would be a good post secondary institution for you?
Returning Students:
**Describe what your most meaningful achievements have been at Fisk thus far, and how they relate to your field of study and future goals.
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**As a returning student, describe the importance of your major in today’s society and how it will impact the community in which you live or want to serve.
New Students:
**Describe what unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced that have shaped who you are today?
Extra Option:
**What factors encouraged your decision to attend Fisk University? Why do you think Fisk University would be a good post secondary institution for you?
Returning Students:
**Describe what your most meaningful achievements have been at Fisk thus far, and how they relate to your field of study and future goals.
Extra Option:
**As a returning student, describe the importance of your major in today’s society and how it will impact the community in which you live or want to serve.
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Merit Scholarship Questions
Merit Scholarship Questions
Please create a 250-500 word essay in response to one of the following questions:
New Student
**Describe a meaningful event, experience, or accomplishment in your life and how it will impact your college experience?
Returning Student
**Explain your choice of academic major and how you plan to use your degree to make an impact on your community?
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**Describe an experience that you have had outside of the class room at Fisk University that you believe taught you a lifelong lesson.
**What Fisk Alum is an inspiration to you and why?
**What book have you read recently that has been an inspiration and why?
New Student
**Describe a meaningful event, experience, or accomplishment in your life and how it will impact your college experience?
Returning Student
**Explain your choice of academic major and how you plan to use your degree to make an impact on your community?
Additional Choices:
**Describe an experience that you have had outside of the class room at Fisk University that you believe taught you a lifelong lesson.
**What Fisk Alum is an inspiration to you and why?
**What book have you read recently that has been an inspiration and why?
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Upload two signed letters of recommendation (from non-family members on letterhead) here.
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