Craig D. Butler Scholarship Foundation Award

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$1,000

Due: April 10, 2026

Eligibility

Craig D. Butler Scholarship Foundation Award, with an application deadline in April, offers 2 awards of $1000 each. Ethnicity requirements apply. Location restrictions exist. Restricted to those with financial need.

Description

The Craig D. Butler Scholarship Foundation Award will be given to a college-bound, African-American high school senior who is from or will graduate from a high school in Pennsylvania or Camden County, New Jersey. The scholarship was established to honor the memory of Craig D. Butler and support deserving high school seniors. CDB Scholarships, the sponsor of the scholarship, aims to provide financial aid to African-Americans pursuing higher education, especially to those who've experienced gun violence. To be eligible, applicants must be African-American residents of Pennsylvania or attend a Pennsylvania high school. Applicants residing in or attending school in Camden County, New Jersey are also eligible. Applicants must submit two statements of personal recommendations to support their application. They may be from an instructor or school official who is familiar with the applicant's academic work, an adult (non-relative) who can write about the applicant's community service work and/or give a personal character reference, and/or from a counselor, administrator, club sponsor, job coordinator, coach, or community leader. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Craig D. Butler Scholarship Foundation Award

$1,000

Eligibility

Description

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