HBCU Tour Eligibility Requirements

Thank you for your interest in attending the 6th Annual NEED Historical Black College Tour, scheduled for March 31 – April 7, 2012.

The NEED HBCU Educational Tour is a rite of passage for 10th and 11th graders that is also an invaluable learning experience outside of the classroom. The Educational Tour allows students to gain firsthand knowledge about their major or field of interest. Students have the opportunity to visit 14 HBCU’s in the Eastern and Southeastern United States.

NEED’s HBCU Educational Tour is unique because in addition to visiting established HBCU’s such as Alabama State, Bennett, Cheyney, Clark Atlanta., Howard, Johnson C. Smith, Lincoln, Morehouse, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Spelman, Tuskegee, Virginia State, and Winston Salem; the tour supplements classroom learning by providing students with hands-on learning experiences at historically significant sites including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, The Rosa Parks Museum, the Ebeneezer Baptist Church and many more. NEED college advisors will assist students during the trip, encouraging them in their efforts and talking to them about career exploration, college awareness, college selection, college preparation, scholarship search and education plans.

In order to qualify for this unique Historically Black College Tour, the following requirements must be met.

• The student must be enrolled in the 10th or 11th grade during the 2011-2012 academic year.
• A high school transcript must be submitted with the application.
• All students must be in good standing academically, and behaviorally, including satisfactory school attendance.
• A letter of recommendation from your teacher or counselor must be submitted.
• A 300 word typed essay on “Why I wish to go on the Historically Black College Tour” must be submitted.
• In addition, the student/parent must complete the mandatory orientations, held at Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

The total cost for the tour is $565.00, payable in installments at each orientation. Payments can be made via money orders payable to NEED or through MasterCard and Visa. Due to a generous grant from the Pittsburgh Foundation, full and partial scholarships are available. 

Please complete application it in its entirety and return with all required submissions to:

NEED Student Services
The Warner Centre
332 Fifth Avenue, First Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

The materials must be postmarked no later than December 19, 2011. If you have any questions, please call the NEED office at 412.566.2760.

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