Future Minority Leaders Scholarship

$1,000
1 winner$1,000
Awarded
Application Deadline
Nov 1, 2022
Winners Announced
Nov 30, 2022
Education Level
High School
Recent Bold.org scholarship winners
Eligibility Requirements
Education Level:
High school senior
Race/Ethnicity:
BIPOC
Financial Status:
Low-income
State:
California
Education Level:
Race/Ethnicity:
Financial Status:
State:
High school senior
BIPOC
Low-income
California

Higher education can be a gateway to a world of knowledge, connections, and career opportunities.

Unfortunately, many students still don’t have access to college due to the associated costs. When considering the price of tuition, books, living expenses, and supplies, a year of college costs an average of $35,331. As a result, low-income students, many of whom are racial minorities, are often unable to afford college without relying on student loans.

This scholarship aims to support and uplift minority students so they have the resources necessary to complete their degrees.

Any BIPOC, low-income high school senior in California may apply for this scholarship. 

To apply, tell us why you’re pursuing your degree and how this scholarship will help you.

Selection Criteria:
Ambition, Need, Boldest Bold.org Profile
Published June 28, 2022
$1,000
1 winner$1,000
Awarded
Application Deadline
Nov 1, 2022
Winners Announced
Nov 30, 2022
Education Level
High School
Recent Bold.org scholarship winners
Essay Topic

Why are you pursuing the degree of your choice? How will this scholarship help you?

400–600 words

Winning Application

Alessandra Soriano
Chapman UniversityLong Beach, CA
As Toby Fox said, "If there's anything you want to learn, don't be stopped by thinking it'll be too hard! Game-making, music, art, language, anything!" The 2015 role-playing video game Undertale is his most well-known creation. Before Undertale, he created role-playing games in high school. This person was interesting to me because he made game characters since he was a teenager like me. Excited by his persistence to make characters appealing, it was my turn to build a passion project of a caricature. What factors outlined the depth and allure of my passion for animation? This is the exact question I asked myself as my eyes riveted on the white canvas on my tablet digital screen with my stylus pen on my desk. It was 12am and raining on a July weekend in my Sophomore year. I watched the Peanuts movie concurrently. As a result of this movie's artistic decision, I made some small scribbles. Because I enjoyed expressing my personality and interests to others, which allowed me to reflect on the most authentic version of myself, I recreated a character who had been a version of myself since I was a young child. This project came about due to my research into 3D modeling techniques and my hobbies. As part of my passion project, I decided to look into the making of the Peanuts movie to determine what factors best describe the range and allure of my passion for animation. And therefore, I came across The Art of the Peanuts Movie on Amazon. The book was a winner to buy, and I got it in two weeks. After reading this, I realized that animated characters must be given enough time, attention to detail, characters, and technique to appear innovative. The movie was revolutionary because the animators spent two years perfecting Charles Shult's (the Peanuts creator) artistic style while having to disassemble the software and reassemble it. At this point, my geek radars were alarming, so I wanted to talk to an animator who worked on the movie. After weeks of looking, I finally located Dave Vasquez online. I emailed him questions about the movie-making process, the animation business, and what other skills are needed in the field. He explained, "You must invest the time and effort to enter the field as a professional if you want to work as a character animator professionally. But you can become valuable if you excel in one area and have spent time learning other things, such as C++. At Blue Sky Studios, we had a man who was a fantastic animator and great at coding. Who do you believe created many of the tools used by animators? " After making changes to the design of my model, remodeling it, and pausing for thought, I concluded that 3D modeling is an amazing technological accomplishment. I completed my first model in three months using free software thanks to game and animation development research. Later, I explored my interests in coding, urban planning, and filmmaking to develop new skills that would allow me to extract the most emotion from even my most straightforward storylines. I discovered that I could pursue my interests in animation and turn intangible concepts into practical techniques. The Future Minority Leaders Scholarship will help me because I can pursue my favorite academic interests with it, including art creation, study, research, and project development. Because of how college has multidisciplinary accessibility, I believe I'll be able to combine my love of computers with an exploration of the depths of art with this scholarship.

FAQ

When is the scholarship application deadline?

The application deadline is Nov 1, 2022. Winners will be announced on Nov 30, 2022.

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