The Charles Martin “Touch a Life” Scholarship provides academically motivated African American students from St. Joseph County tuition assistance and an opportunity to give back to their community while gaining meaningful work experience in the process. This will be accomplished through a summer internship program involving some of St. Joseph County’s best nonprofit agencies. Scholarship recipients will be required to fulfill a 250-hour paid internship each summer in order to be eligible for up to $8,750 annually, including a $3,750 internship stipend and up to $5,000 in tuition assistance. The scholarship is renewable up to four years.

To apply for this scholarship, high school seniors will need to complete the online CFSJC Scholarship Application available in December and due February 15. Completing this one application will provide students access to 20+ scholarship opportunities. If you have further questions, please email our scholarships staff or call (574) 232-0041. Additional scholarship opportunities that are not part of the CFSJC Scholarship Application may be reviewed here.

• Be a Black / African American student
• Be a resident of St. Joseph County, Indiana
• Graduate from an accredited St. Joseph County, Indiana high school by June of the year of application
• Intend to pursue an associate or baccalaureate degree through a full-time course of study at an accredited tax-exempt college or university
• Possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 and be in good academic standing
• Complete the FAFSA and submit the Student Aid Index (SAI) by the scholarship deadline
• Not be eligible to receive a full-tuition benefit from the student’s school of choice

If you have questions about the Charles Martin “Touch a Life” Scholarship Program, contact our scholarships staff.