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Announcing the NYUL Class of 2025 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholars! 🎓✨
We are proud to celebrate the exceptional New York City high school seniors and recent graduates who make up the New York Urban League's Class of 2025 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholarship recipients!
This scholarship honors the legacy of Whitney M. Young, Jr., a visionary civil rights leader who transformed the National Urban League into a powerful force for equitable access to socioeconomic opportunity. His relentless dedication expanded the organization's reach and impact, championing the cause of the historically disenfranchised.
Our scholarship recipients embody his spirit, demonstrating remarkable community service, strong leadership abilities, and impressive academic achievements. These bright minds are not just students; they are future leaders poised to make a significant impact on our city and beyond.
Join us in congratulating these inspiring young individuals! We can't wait to see all that they accomplish.
The 2025 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Scholarship application is closed.
(The 2026 application will open on open 2/1/2016.)
Applicants must be:
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A high school senior or recent graduate who has not enrolled in college
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A New York City resident
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Involved in community service, display leadership ability and have academic achievements
Each year, NYUL awards scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 to exceptional high school seniors and recent graduates who have not yet enrolled in college. Since the development of the scholarship, NYUL has awarded and leveraged over $20 million to 4,000 African American and LatinX youth.
Whitney M. Young, Jr.
Whitney Moore Young, Jr. (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American civil rights leader. Trained as a social worker, he spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban League from a relatively passive civil rights organization into one that aggressively worked for equitable access to socioeconomic opportunity for the historically disenfranchised.
Education
Born in Kentucky in 1921. Young earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Kentucky State University. From 1942-1944, while serving in the U.S. Army, he studied electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After his discharge from the military, Young returned from overseas and went on to earn his MSW from the University of Minnesota.
