Black Sports Professionals North Texas awards 10 scholarships – five $1,500 (Leadership) and five $1,000 (Community) – to deserving students with ties to the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Applicants for these scholarships MUST meet the criteria listed below. The application process for 2025-26 will open in September 2025 with a deadline of November 15, 2025. The scholarship recipients will be announced in December 2025 and funds for these scholarships will be distributed to the recipients no later than January 15, 2026.​
SCHOLARSHIPS INITIATIVE
CRITERIA
BSPNTX Leadership Scholarships ($1,500)
• Must be either 1) a college sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student pursuing a bachelor's, master's or doctorate's degree in sport management (or sports-related field of study) at a college or university in the greater North Texas area or 2) a college sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student who is a North Texas-area native pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in sport management (or sports-related field of study).
• Maintain a current GPA of 3.0 or higher and provide an official copy of your academic transcript as verification.
• Submit a written essay of 500 words or less.
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BSPNTX Community Scholarships ($1,000)
• Must be either 1) a college sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student pursuing a bachelor's, master's or doctorate's degree in sport management (or sports-related field of study) at a college or university in the greater North Texas area or 2) a college sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student who is a North Texas-area native pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in sport management (or sports-related field of study).
• Maintain a current GPA of 2.5 or higher and provide an official copy of your academic transcript as verification.
• Submit a written essay of 500 words or less.
For more information or to learn how to support this scholarship initiative, please contact Cherise Lee, BSPNTX Scholarship Committee Chair, at bspntx@gmail.com.
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