Scholarship Application

Scholarship Application 2025

Bernie L. Bates Memorial Scholarships 2025
Awarding more than $15,000 in scholarships

Psi Alpha Alpha Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. appreciates your interest and invites your participation in our scholarship program. It is critical that you follow all instructions, provide all requested information, and return your completed application via this website or email address (below) by March 9, 2025. Applications that are not in our possession or not postmarked by the deadline will not be considered for review and are automatically disqualified. Applicants must be a resident of Fairfax County or Arlington County, Virginia. You must be a college-bound high school senior to apply. All applicants should be interviewed on either April 5^th, April 6^th, April 19th, or April 20th, 2025. Interview locations and further coordination will be announced later.

For all our prospective scholarship recipients, it is highly recommended that you attend our Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony in your honor (date, time, format, and location TBD). This will allow us the opportunity to personally honor your achievements in the presence of your parents and our chapter members.

Please direct questions to Dr. Brandon Nzekwe (psiaascholarship@gmail).

We commend your interest in our scholarship program. As you prepare for your collegiate career, we encourage you to take advantage of every potential opportunity to ensure your future success.

Dr. Brandon Nzekwe
Scholarship Committee Chairman

Download the application here to prepare your answers. Please submit or upload your completed application via this page (preferred) or via email to psiaascholarship@gmail.com. Please Register (opens in a new tab) on the site FIRST, then login to allow your application to be saved prior to submission. If these options are not feasible, you can mail your completed application, to the address below.

Psi Alpha Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Bernie L. Bates Memorial Scholarship
c/o Brandon Nzekwe
P.O. Box 30876
Alexandria, Virginia 22310-0876

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