HBCU Legacy Bowl Offers 'Tristen Edgerson Memorial Scholarship' For HBCU Students

The scholarship opportunity will be awarded to four HBCU students.

Tristen Edgerson Scholarship | RE: HBCU Legacy Bowl and Edgerson Family

Tristen Edgerson, a former student of Grambling State University and a graduate of McNeese State University, was ready to begin his career in sports journalism before he tragically lost his life due to a sudden brain hemorrhage.

Tristen was 23 when he transitioned and just completed his collegiate studies before interning for me at the Saints News Network on Sports Illustrated. He was a bright, charming, and insightful young man.

Althougth Tristen Edgerson could not fulfill his professional dreams, the HBCU Legacy Bowl and his family want to keep his legacy alive for HBCU students interested in pursuing their own.

Tristen's Godmother and Aunt is highly respected in the sports broadcasting industry. Shaneika Dabney-Henderson is the HBCU Legacy Bowl's committee chair and VP of Production for the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans.  

"We will we hope it will help other students like Tristen who didn't have access to come up in a privileged environment where doors were just easily opened for him,"
Dabney-Henderson expressed. "We want to give this to a student like him that hopefully, it will help them get that footing they need to take that next step,"

With Dabney-Henderson's guidance, Neville helped establish the family's "Tristen Edgerson Memorial Fund" and the HBCU Legacy Bowl's scholarship award in his name.

"The family's Tristen Edgerson Memorial Foundation will be a non-profit organization. Our goal is to bring awareness and give away two $2,500 scholarships to high school students in Louisiana who have demonstrated to be the most improved student." She concluded, "[Tristen] wasn't an A student. But he became one of the most improved because his Mama wasn't playing with him!" She laughed. "And, he graduated with honors."

Tristen Edgerson | Credit: Henderson and Edgerson Family

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As a result, the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl will award four HBCU students with a merit-based scholarship of $2,500 based on need. APPLY HERE!

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled full-time at an accredited Historically Black College or University in the U.S.
• Must have at least one year of school remaining at the time of the application submission

Resume

• Cover Letter (must explain academic accomplishments, career goals, community involvement and financial need; 500 - 800 words)
• Three (3) References (must provide contact information. Letters are NOT required.)
• Documents must be a Microsoft Word document or PDF. Please save and submit all documents as "Name.Year.TypeofFile" (example: JaneDoe.2022.Resume)

Scholarship Award Policies

• Scholarship awards are disbursed in one payment to the recipient upon proof of enrollment.
• A scholarship selection committee will select the winners based on the Legacy Bowl Career Fair Committee's scoring system and adherence to the application guidelines and requirements.
• Winners will be formally recognized on the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl website.

Application Window

• February 2 - 16
• Award announcement: at the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl Career Fair

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