Jacques Avent Scholarship

Opens January 1, 2025
Closes April 15, 2025

The NFBPA-CAC established the Jacques Avent Scholarship Fund for future Black public administrators in honor of Jacques Avent, one of the NFBPA’s original founders. Through his trailblazing efforts, he was instrumental in promoting and increasing the number of African Americans in executive and middle management positions throughout the city.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Public administration/Policy, political science, urban planning, or public affairs
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Graduate
  • Arizona college/university
    Black or African American sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student.