Excellent Options (XO) Inc. desires to see all African American students graduate from high school in their designated year, on time, in excellence, and with options. The parents and leaders of XO desire to provide additional support, by way of scholarships, to eligible XO graduating high school seniors, as students make the transition into their college and career pathways.

The Excellent Options Scholarship Committee is responsible for the awarding of scholarships given by XO.

We welcome you to apply!

XO Scholarship Eligibility

The XO Scholarship is available to current XO high school seniors, with families in good standing with XO, as of the initial deadline for membership payment of the current year. The student must prove acceptance to an accredited 2-year or 4-year school. The minimum GPA is a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The committee will not round up a 2.9 to a 3.0. There is no minimum ACT or SAT score. 

Review and Recipient Selection

The applications will be evaluated with a whole person approach, as not to eliminate a solid student on only GPA. The committee will make the final selection of the award winner(s) using a combination of scoring, ranking and/or discussion.

Award Announcement and Disbursement

The Scholarship Chairperson will announce the scholarship recipient(s) electronically and at a designated event, where the check will also be issued to the scholarship recipient(s). 

Application

All applicants must submit an online application. All applications and their components must be submitted by the application deadline.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact us by selecting “Scholarship Chair” in our contact form.

Scholarship Schedule:

January – The XO Scholarship will be posted to the XO website.

March – The deadline to apply for the scholarship is 31 March.

April – The Scholarship Committee will review applications and alert the winners by 30 April.

May – The XO Scholarship Committee will present the scholarship at the XO May meeting.

**If the student has an award ceremony at their high school, please advise at the time of scholarship notification and the XO Scholarship Chair will coordinate attendance for another presentation at the ceremony.