NetApp Scholarship Program

The application program will be available again in October. Please return then to view the updated Eligibility and Awards for the upcoming academic year! If you are an applicant who would like to discover more scholarship opportunities you might qualify for, please continue to the Scholarship America Hub and sign up!

Application status: Closed

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.

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.

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)

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.

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 record
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.

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.

Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.

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

NetApp has partnered with Scholarship America. Selecting the button below will redirect you to the Scholarship America Student Hub!

Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address provided below in the footer as safe senders in your email contact list.