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Brown-Chappell Family Scholarship


The donor of this scholarship, Professor Betty Brown-Chappell, was on faculty for 17 years at EMU in the School of Social Work, where her teaching focused on social welfare policy. She also served as the Associate Director of The Honors College and Director of the McNair Scholars program. Dr. Brown Chappell is the author of Open Secrets: A Poor Person’s Life in Higher Education.

Many members of Dr. Chappell’s family graduated from EMU, including her husband, Michael (BS 1970), who helped make this endowment fund possible. Their children, Dr. M. Jahi Chappell and Aisha E. Chappell, are both executives in the non-profit sector and donors to the scholarship fund as well.

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Scholarship Intent

This scholarship is intended to promote college completion among first-generation or underrepresented students. The family welcomes your application, and preference will be given to McNair Scholars, Honors students, and Social Work and other CHHS students. Applicants must be seeking a first Bachelor's degree, have a minimum GPA of 3.4, and have completed a minimum of 30 hours at EMU at the time of application.

Up to two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students to use during the subsequent fall semester. 




Application Deadline


To be considered for the 2025 Academic Year Scholarship, a complete application packet (includes one letter of reference, short form essays, and transcript) must be submitted to [email protected] by midnight on February 23rd.

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