WELCOME and thanks for visiting!
Our Gaines-Jones Scholars 2024-25 application round is now closed. The 2025-26 Round will go live on February 1, 2025.
This page has much to offer. Please carefully read all the information below and — if you are eligible to apply — please return on February 1, 2025 when our online application goes live. We would love to hear from you!
Click here to explore our page for finding other scholarships!
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• find tips on writing essays
• watch Fanta's PowerPoint on finding more college money
• explore our resource page with many other places to apply for scholarships
• watch our Gaines-Jones overview video
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?
You must be an African-American high school senior bound for a 2-or 4-year college, technical or trade school and residing in one of these Southwest Georgia or San Francisco Bay Area counties:
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA:
Baker • Calhoun • Colquitt • Decatur • Dougherty • Early • Grady • Lee • Miller • Mitchell • Seminole • Terrell • Thomas • Worth
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA:
Contra Costa • Marin • Napa • San Francisco • San Mateo • Santa Clara • Solano • Sonoma
—OR—YOU MAY BE:
• A prior Gaines-Jones Scholar currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate, technical/trade, or medical school/residency. After graduation, you may apply for funding for career advancement programs. We are dedicated to seeing you succeed!
Please NOTE: OUR SCHOLARSHIPS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY RENEW. However, once you become a Gaines-Jones Scholar you may reapply as long as you are enrolled—even if you have taken time off.
Our Gaines-Jones Scholars 2024-25 application round is now closed. The 2025-26 Round will go live on February 1, 2025.
This page has much to offer. Please carefully read all the information below and — if you are eligible to apply — please return on February 1, 2025 when our online application goes live. We would love to hear from you!
Click here to explore our page for finding other scholarships!
KEEP SCROLLING TO:
• find tips on writing essays
• watch Fanta's PowerPoint on finding more college money
• explore our resource page with many other places to apply for scholarships
• watch our Gaines-Jones overview video
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?
You must be an African-American high school senior bound for a 2-or 4-year college, technical or trade school and residing in one of these Southwest Georgia or San Francisco Bay Area counties:
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA:
Baker • Calhoun • Colquitt • Decatur • Dougherty • Early • Grady • Lee • Miller • Mitchell • Seminole • Terrell • Thomas • Worth
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA:
Contra Costa • Marin • Napa • San Francisco • San Mateo • Santa Clara • Solano • Sonoma
—OR—YOU MAY BE:
• A prior Gaines-Jones Scholar currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate, technical/trade, or medical school/residency. After graduation, you may apply for funding for career advancement programs. We are dedicated to seeing you succeed!
Please NOTE: OUR SCHOLARSHIPS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY RENEW. However, once you become a Gaines-Jones Scholar you may reapply as long as you are enrolled—even if you have taken time off.
“It pays to write a strong, original essay.”-- Brandon Lewis
Gaines-Jones Scholar since 2016 Georgia Southern University, B.S. Mathematics | Class of 2020 Georgia Southern University, Master of Arts in Teaching | Class of 2023 A strong essay requires more than one draft, and having someone proofread for you is crucial. |
SELECTION CRITERIA:
The Gaines-Jones Selection Committee evaluates applications based on:
The Gaines-Jones Selection Committee evaluates applications based on:
- Clearly demonstrated need for financial aid
- Upward trend in grades and course load
- Strong, original personal essay, short answer, and reference letters
- Extracurricular activity and community service
- A fully-completed online Gaines-Jones application submitted by deadline: midnight PST April 20, 2025
- ANY questions, please contact us: [email protected] Call/Text: 415.720.6102
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How to Find More Scholarships
Gaines-Jones Scholar Fanta Jamissa, a pre-med senior at UC Berkeley,
created a PowerPoint to share her methods for finding scholarships and doing college DEBT-FREE.