Delta Community Credit Union HBCU Scholarship

Education is the key to success, and V-103 and Delta Community Credit Union want to help you succeed.

In 2024, Delta Community will award $25,000 in scholarships to select students of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

group of student

About Delta Community

Delta Community Credit Union is committed to improving the financial lives of its members. Programs like the HBCU Scholarship and our annual Delta Community Scholarship were created to help members with early financial milestones like going to college. Additionally, we are proud to offer products like free Savings and Checking Accounts to meet our members' needs during this important time in their lives.

Learn more about Delta Community Credit Union or open an account online.

How to Enter

The HBCU Scholarship entry period is now closed. Please check back on February 1, 2025 for your next chance to apply!

For other scholarship opportunities at Delta Community, please visit our Scholarships page.

Prize

Twice a year, scholarships for $5,000 will be awarded to HBCU students. Three scholarships will be awarded in May 2024, and two scholarships will be awarded in November 2024. 

Who's Eligible

  • Current undergraduate students at any of the nation's HBCUs
  • Graduating high school seniors who have received an official acceptance letter to an HBCU
  • Students must be Georgia residents

Winner Selection

Delta Community Credit Union will select winners each entry period from among the most compelling submissions. Winners will be chosen after the contest period ends and will be contacted by a representative from Delta Community. Winners will be announced by V-103 on-air after each contest period.

Congratulations to our HBCU Scholarship Award Winners

2024 Scholars

Matthew Dormus is a very accomplished junior at Oakwood University majoring in public policy, and he was named a 2024 White House Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Scholar. In this role, he works with the U.S. government agency the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and meets with senior officials from the U.S. government. Equally impressive are his video programming activities. He is the creator and host of “Meet the Scholars,” a 15-episode video series that spotlights 60 White House HBCU Scholars, he also co-founded and co-hosted Good Morning OU, Oakwood’s student-run online video program, and, as the current Mister Oakwood University (also known as the campus king), Matthew created and hosted “Crown Talk”, a video series where he interviewed 33 campus kings and queens from 26 HBCUs about their HBCU experience. He was inducted into the 2024 Carson Scholars Fund Hall of Fame by former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson, after Matthew had been recognized as a Carson Scholar on seven consecutive occasions. Matthew is from Hampton, Georgia, and he graduated from Georgia Cumberland Academy in 2022. His Oakwood University mental health initiative, The Story Room (TSR), is a cozy room on campus where students can retreat to read more than 50+ anonymous stories of students and alumni who have fought through mental health struggles. Matthew hopes through TSR, students will learn that they are not alone, and there is hope for managing their situation.

2024 HBCU Winner Matthew Dormus

Caden Jenkins has made very significant contributions to his community while excelling as a scholar. He is a high school senior at The New School Atlanta; he will graduate in May 2025 while currently earning an almost perfect 3.98 grade point average in his classes. His future academic plan is to major in architecture at one of the multiple historically Black colleges and universities he has been accepted to. His community service efforts are equally impressive, extensive and varied. He participates in numerous service projects through his school and with the DeKalb County Youth Commission and the Atlanta Chapter of Jack and Jill. Additionally, he has volunteered dozens of hours to help other students prepare for the Scholastic Aptitude Test, one of the major entrance examinations required for admittance to many colleges and universities. His primary volunteer service is through “A Giving Hand,” an initiative he started in 2021. For A Giving Hand Caden collects food and clothing donations from family and community members, and he shops for food and bottled water to donate using his money and financial contributions from family. He regularly provides food to the Community Closet & Little Free Pantry at Eastside Church in Atlanta, and he has donated to a number of other charitable and non-profit organizations such as Free99Fridge, Covenant House Georgia, My Sister’s House, The Drake Closet and Branan Towers. As part of his constant mission to address food insecurity in the community, Caden has volunteered more than 50 hours with the Atlanta Community Food Bank and Urban Recipe.

2024 HBCU Winner Caden Jenkins

Jordan Caldwell is a senior from Marietta, Georgia majoring in art with a concentration in advertising design at Clark Atlanta University, and she has a long list of very impressive on and off-campus accomplishments. She was a 2023 Walt Disney UNCF Corporate Scholar and interned at the Disney Animation studios in California and then with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Academy Gold Rising program. She’s also a 2024 PUMA® Scholar and a staff writer, photographer and the first female cartoonist for the Clark Atlanta student newspaper. Jordan’s academic achievements include being a Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society member ranked in the top 10% of students with a 3.8 grade point average, out of a total of 4.0 points. She’s a Resident Assistant in a dormitory and a peer mentor for fellow students. Jordan also writes letters to incoming first-year students for Admitted Students Day. She has served on the Residence Life Advisory Board as the Co-Community Outreach Chair, creating and facilitating community programs like the Little Brother, Little Sister mentoring initiative and Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society®. Other community support activities for Jordan include volunteering with the Bagel Rescue hunger relief program since 2022. Additionally, she has helped assemble 200 Halloween bags for children in the local area, planted trees and participated in several campus cleanups. Jordan plans to become an illustrator and the first female black animated film director.

2024 HBCU Winner Jordan Caldwell

Amir Rowser graduated from South Atlanta School in 2024 and, although this will be his first year in college at Fort Valley Sate University, he is entering as a junior due to previous credits from dual enrollment with Atlanta Technical College. Academically, he excelled in high school, ranking third his class with a top 4.1 grade point average. His extracurricular activities have included membership in Future Business Leaders of America, Health Occupations Students of America and National Beta Club. His community support work is extensive; he has served co-chair of a non-profit organization called the Dukes Foundation that empowers at-risk young men. Additionally, Amir has been an ongoing supporter of breast cancer awareness, and he has raised and donated more than $4000 to this important cause in the past three years; he also participated in gala fundraisers to generate more financial contributions to overcome breast cancer. Overall, while in school, he dedicated more than 200 hours to different types of community service. While excelling academically and in serving the community, Amir has also worked part time at Sam's Club® to help fund his activities.

2024 HBCU Winner Amir Rowser

Sydney Catron will be a freshman in the fall of 2024 at Atlanta’s Spelman College, where she has already demonstrated academic excellence. She was accepted into the Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program at Spelman, where she will major in biology/pre-med with a minor in Spanish. During the summer of 2024 she is studying abroad. Her career ambition is to become an obstetrician/gynecologist, with the goal of bringing healthcare to women who may not receive the medical attention and care they need. Sydney has been a gifted scholar her entire school career, including being a member of the National Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society. She also received the Outstanding Academic Achievement award from the National African American Recognition Program. She has maintained a 4.1 grade point average while taking multiple Advanced Placement® classes such as biology, physics, and American literature. Outside of school she has interned with the Kennesaw Gynecology practice while being highly active in her community. Sydney has contributed 40 hours of community service volunteering at food banks at local churches while using her Spanish-speaking skills; she has also worked with the non-profit Mission 1:27 to tutor middle school kids and teach them to read.

2024 HBCU Winner Sydney Catron