NetApp Scholarship Program
NetApp has established a scholarship program to assist current undergraduates enrolled in select HBCU institutions who plan to continue their education in an eligible major or course of study.
NetApp Scholarship Program
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants to the NetApp Scholarship Program must:
- Be a current undergraduate junior or senior (2024-2025 academic year)
- Be enrolled in full-time undergraduate study at one of the accredited HBCU institutions:
- North Carolina A&T University
- North Carolina Central University
- Bennett College
- Hampton University
- Be studying a major listed in the Eligible Majors tab
- Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)
Eligible Majors by School
North Carolina A&T University
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Information Technology
- Computational Data Science & Engineering
North Carolina Central University
- Mathematics (Concentrations in Computational & Engineering Mathematics, Computational Science)
- Master of Information Systems
- Information Technology (Concentrations include Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, and Information Communication & Technology
Hampton University
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer Information Systems
- MS – Computer Science
- MS – Cyber Security
Bennett College
- Computer Science (Major & Minor)
- Mathematics & Electrical Engineering
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $10,000 award. Up to five (5) awards will be granted.
Recipients may be offered an internship with NetApp.
Awards are one-time only. Past recipients may not reapply.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Awards are for qualified education-related expenses only (tuition, fees, books, and required supplies/equipment).
Notification
All applicants will be notified in December.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of NetApp. Payment is made in early January.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
Financial need is not considered.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of NetApp play a part in the selection. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
