The James M. & Erma T. Freemont Foundation announces the 2025-26 Freemont Scholars Awards Program.
The Freemont Foundation Scholarship Program is available to graduating high school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students.
Through generous donations, the Foundation is able to provide scholarships to outstanding students, the "Freemont Scholars". It is the duty of our dedicated Board of Directors to determine the most outstanding individuals to receive these awards.
Freemont Scholars are selected from a nationwide pool of applicants. The Freemont Foundation awards scholarships to students with a record of leadership and volunteerism in the community and participation in extracurricular school activities.
To apply, please read the guidelines below.
The application package deadline is February 1, 2025. The scholarship awards will be announced in the Spring of 2025.
Applicant must be a graduating senior attending high school in the United States with a record of leadership and volunteerism in the community in non-school sponsored activities and participation in extracurricular school activities.
Applicant must complete high school by the spring of 2025.
Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale, excluding home school studies) and plan to attend an accredited HBCU. (HBCU is defined as “historically black colleges and universities”.)
Applicant must apply to and be accepted into an accredited HBCU by July 1, 2025 and must plan to matriculate at accredited HBCU for the Fall 2025/Spring 2026 academic year (enrollment must begin in the Fall) with the intention of maintaining full-time status for the entire year.
Applicant must have minimum SAT score of 1150 or ACT score of 21.
Applicant must be a United States Citizen
Applicant must intend on pursuing an undergraduate degree in the sciences with the intention of pursuing that discipline as a career. The following majors will be considered: Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health Professions, Mathematics and Statistics, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Science Technology.
Must submit two letters of recommendation and the most recent official transcript
Must be accepted or enrolled in an accredited HBCU for the Fall 2025/Spring 2026 academic year (HBCU is defined as “historically black colleges and universities”)
Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
Must be a United States Citizen
Must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in the sciences with the intention of pursuing that discipline as a career. The following majors will be considered: Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Health Professions, Mathematics and Statistics, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Science Technology.
Must must submit two letters of recommendation and the most recent official transcript
Must apply to and be accepted into an accredited graduate degree program in the United States for the Fall 2025/Spring 2026 academic year (enrollment must begin in the Fall).
Must be pursuing a graduate degree in the health and medical sciences with the intention of pursuing that discipline as a career.
Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
Must be a United States Citizen
Must submit two letters of recommendation and the most recent official transcript
Must complete an essay
James M. & Erma T. Freemont Foundation P O Box 82563 Hapeville, GA 30354