Marion H. Bloch Scholars

This award will be awarded for a Fall 2024 cohort. The Marion H. Bloch Scholars/Next Generation Merit program supports underserved, higher performing students living in urban environments in greater Kansas City. Admitted students must meet the following qualifications to be considered for this program:

  • Incoming first time college students and transfer students for Spring 2024, Summer 2024, or Fall 2024. Regardless of incoming term, funding will start during the Fall 2024 term.
  • Meet one of the following academic qualifications:
    -Have an ACT score of 25 or above and a core GPA of 3.6 or above (your core GPA is based on the average, unweighted GPA of your core math, science, English, social studies, and foreign language classes) or;
    -Have a 3.75 Core GPA or above (your core GPA is based on the average, unweighted GPA of your core math, science, English, social studies, and foreign language classes) or;
    -Have a transfer GPA of 3.5 or above
  • Demonstrated leadership and/or community engagement activities
  • Resident from one of the five-county greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area Counties (Clay, Jackson, Platte, Johnson and Wyandotte)
  • Enrolled Full-Time
  • US Citizen or permanent resident

This scholarship will cover tuition and fees each year for up to five years.

Award
Tuition and Fees
Deadline
02/05/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. My starting semester at UMKC:
  2. Please write at least two paragraphs letting us know how will becoming a Bloch Scholar will impact your educational and career goals. Within the essay, you may identify your strengths, accomplishments, educational goals, and/or your struggles or life-changing barriers you have experienced.